George Ewings PENTLAND

Regimental number	22
Religion	Protestant
Occupation	Carpenter
Address	Traralgon, Victoria
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	23
Next of kin	George Pentland, Traralgon, Victoria
Enlistment date	31 August 1914
Rank on enlistment	Driver
Unit name	2nd Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number	14/21/1
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll	Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll	Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll	4th Pioneer Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Military Medal Recommendation date: "11 December 1916 Croix de Guerre Recommendation date: 20 January 1917 Bronze Medal for Military Valour Recommendation date: 6 February 1917 Meritorious Service Medal Recommendation date: 5 March 1917 Military Cross Recommendation date: 12 June 1917" Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).
Fate	Returned to Australia 4 January 1919
Medals	The Bronze Medal for Military Valour (Italy) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174 Date: 11 October 1917

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