ROUTLEY, George Horace
Service Number: | 11105 |
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Enlisted: | 7 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
Born: | Port Broughton, South Australia, 11 September 1890 |
Home Town: | Port Broughton, Barunga West, South Australia |
Schooling: | Port Broughton, South Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Natural causes (sudden), Port Broughton, South Australia, 9 June 1936, aged 45 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Broughton Cemetery |
Memorials: | Port Broughton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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9 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Driver, 11105, 3rd Divisional Train, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' |
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9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 11105, 3rd Divisional Train, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 11105 | |
18 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
18 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 11105, 1st Divisional Train |
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Born 11 September 1890, in Port Broughton, South Australia
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 466 Page: 391 District:Dal.)
Father Charles George ROUTLEY and Mother Mary Anne (nee MYERS).
Next of kin in service:
183 Charles Wilfred ROUTLEY
born 18/2/1892
12/9/1914 enlisted in Morphettville, SA
12/2/1915 embarked from Port Melbourne VIC, on board HMAT Armadale A26
as a Private in 3rd Light Horse Brigade, 9th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
21/11/1916 returned to Australia
2421 Alfred Henry ROUTLEY
born 22/9/1896
23/6/1915 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
13/10/1915 embarked on board HMAT A32 Themistocles, Corporal 27th Battalion
3/3/1917 killed in action
buried in: Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row K, Grave No. 32), France
Previous service: Port Broughton Rifle Club (still serving on enlistment)
Described on enlisting as 25 years 5 months old; single; 5' 3 1/4" tall; 147 lbs;
fresh complexion; blue eyes; fair hair, Methodist.
7/3/1916 Enlisted in Adelaide, South Australia
11/3/1916 Commanding Officer appointed George to A Company, 2nd Depot Battalion,
Mitcham Camp
9/6/1916 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT A19 Afric
as a Private with 3rd Divisional Train, 25th Company
25/11/1916 proceeded overseas to France as a Driver on board MW Miller
14/12/1916 sick with Mumps in the field, admitted to hospital in St Omer
11/1/1917 rejoined unit
6/9/1918 On leave to Rome
23/9/1918 rejoined unit in France
28/9/1918 transferred as Driver to 1st Divisional Train
18/1/1919 promoted to Temporary Corporal
7/4/1919 reverted to Driver on march out to Australia
24/4/1919 Embarked for England, ex Havre, France
25/4/1919 disembarked Southampton, England
7/7/1919 Embarked on board Chemnity, ex England, to return to Australia
2/9/1919 disembarked into Australia
Medals:
British War medal (14063) and Victory medal (13860)
Thank you to Colin Routley for his family information and photos.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 24/4/2015. Lest we forget.