SHADFORTH, George Stanley
| Service Numbers: | 227, 23 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1915, Broadmeadows, Victoria. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 31 July 1876 |
| Home Town: | Burketown, Burke, Queensland |
| Schooling: | The Downs School, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station Manager |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 42 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beechworth War Memorial, Burketown Burke Shire Council WW1 Roll of Honor, Burketown Burke Shire Council WW1 Roll of Honor, Georgetown Etheridge War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 227, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 227, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 227, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 491 notes 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 23, 31st Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Victoria. | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 23, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 23, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 23, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lynette Turner
George Stanley Shadforth's birth certificate states 31 July 1876 as his actual date of birth. George was born on his father's property "Kergunyah", on the Kiewa River near but not at Yackandandah, Victoria.
He overlanded to Queensland with his parents in 1880 and they first settled on Barclay Downs on the Qld/NT border and then moved to "Lilydale" on the Gregory River, Burketown. "Lilydale" later became part of "Riversleigh" Station. George's mother attended his primary education and he attended The Downs School, Toowoomba for his secondary education. He was involved in the grazing industry for his entire life and was the manager of Abingdon Downs, Georgetown just before his enlistment.
Burketown was his hometown as it was in that area that he spent most of his working life. Story Courtesy of George’s great-niece, Beverley O'Hara.
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