ETHERINGTON, George Lord
| Service Numbers: | 859, S212948 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 December 1914, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2) |
| Born: | Sunderland, England, 5 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hudson Road Infants School, Sunderland, UK |
| Occupation: | Bridge Carpenter & Agricultural Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Adelaide, South Australia, 1956 |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 4/64 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 859, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 859, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 859, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 859, Anzac Provost Corps , Egyption Section - at own request |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), S212948, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S212948 | |
| 14 Dec 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, S212948, Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2), Unit 4, MO Provost Company |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Lord ETHERINGTON was born in Sunderland, Durham, England on 5th July, 1894
His parents were John Thomas ETHERINGTON & Elizabeth Alice WATSON who married in St Pauls, Hendon, Sunderland on 17th September, 1891
He enlisted for WW1 in Townsville, Queensland and embarked with the 5th Light Horse Regiment, 4th reinforcements from Brisbane on the HMAT Star of England on 8th April, 1915 - he was discharged at his own request on 29th July 1919 whle serving in the Egyption Section of the Australian Provost Corp
He enlisted for WW2 in Keswick, South Australia on 11th July, 1940 and was discharged on 14th December, 1942 with the 4 MO Provost Company
George died in Adelaide, South Australia in 1956 and is buried in the Centennial Park Cemetery
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