George WELLS
Surname: WELLS
Christian Names: George
Date & Place of Birth: 1889 Quorn
Given Name(s): George
Last Name: WELLS
Birth Date: 1889, August 05
Gender: M
Father: George WELLS
Mother: Louise Pauline LIEBECH
Birth Place/Residence: Quorn
District: Frome
Symbol:
Book/Page: 443/369
Service Number: 3465
Service Unit: 48th Battalion
Date & Place of Enlistment: 21/11/16, Adelaide
Profession prior to Enlistment:
Fireman, locomotive Salt Lake, Muston, Kangaroo Island
Embarkation: 10/2/17 per Seang Bee
Nature of Casualty:
Date KIA: 12/10/17
Place KIA: Passchendaele Belgium
Burial/Memorial: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium
Next of Kin (NOK) Details
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Service
France:
16/7/17 to Le Havre
Marched in to unit 4/8/17
MIA 20/10/17 Belgium
Rank
Private
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K. I. Connection
Private Wells was well known on K.I., having been employed by the Commonwealth Salt Refining Co. Ltd. for a number of years as fireman on the locomotive. He was of a genial disposition, and was well liked and respected at the Salt Lake.
Notes from Yorkes Peninsula. (1918, February 9). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189503748
AIF Project
https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=340030
George WELLS
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8380642&S=1 plus 62 more documents
Memorial to George Wells at Menin Gate
Photo May 2017: Compliments of Gordon Ings ex RAAF