George Richard Waller (SN 1004) was born in Ballarat but enlisted in Sydney on August 18th 1914. The 28 year old miner embarked from Sydney with the 1st Battalion on board the Afric in October. He suffered a gunshot wound to the neck at Gallipoli in May 1915 and was evacuated to Mudros, rejoining his unit the following month. In September he was evacuated to England suffering from varicose veins and rejoined his unit in Egypt in March 1916, before being transferred to France with the 1st Pioneer Battalion. He was admitted to hospital several times suffering from trench feet during the early months of 1917 before being returned to Australia suffering from nephritis in May. He was discharged from the AIF 'in consequence of medical unfitness' on August 9th 1917.

His younger twin brothers John and Walter were both killed in action during WW1 and are honoured with trees in the Avenue.