George Russell

1881-1951

Unit

5th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37682

About

Born in Australia

26 March 1881
Parents

Mother

Elizabeth Russell

Father

Peter Russell

Settled in New Zealand

1908
Live

Hometown

Auckland
Work

Occupation

Motorman

Employer

Auckland Electric Tramway Company
Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

  • Auckland Garrison Artillery Division

    New Zealand

  • World War I (1914-1918)

    New Zealand Tunnellers

    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 70

    5 June 1951

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5550 104/0100826, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.62, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 40.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “George Russell (1881-1951)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/745