George Watson TELFORD

Regimental number30015
Place of birthTungamah, Victoria, Australia
OccupationClerk
Next of kinMrs A Telford, c/o S McDonald, Moorabool, Victoria, Australia
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
Other detailsFor many years an officer in the Bank of Australasia in Victoria and New Zealand.
FateKilled in Action 24 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexandrina Telford, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, and the late Gideon Telford
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 34