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SOMERVILLE, George Cattell
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | Officer, N75893 |
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Enlisted: | 20 November 1914, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Colonel |
Last Unit: | Headquarters Staff |
Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, 13 July 1878 |
Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Brisbane Grammar School |
Occupation: | Officer |
Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 20 May 1959, aged 80 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
20 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
15 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
25 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
3 Dec 1915: | Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (left hand) | |
13 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 2nd Division Headquarters | |
31 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel |
World War 2 Service
2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Colonel, N75893, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Sydney, New South Wales | |
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2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Colonel, N75893 | |
28 Apr 1941: | Discharged Colonel, Headquarters Staff |
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Son of John and Frances Somerville.
FIVE times Mentioned in Despatches, George was also awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre, the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, and the Distinguished Service Order.