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GEORGE, John Gordon
| Service Number: | 1287 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | 20 October 1929, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Light Oval; Row # 4S; C/E/W: E; Site #8 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Fire Underwriters' Association of S.A. WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide Marine Underwriters Association of S.A. WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1287 | |
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| 26 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1287, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1287, 11th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1287, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1287, 11th Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Father William George (dec. 1922) and Mother Sarah Adelaide George, lived at St. George's Place,
Alberton, South Australia.
Sibling in service: (brother)
26923 Driver Leon George - 7th Field Artillery Brigade
04/01/1916 enlisted into WWI in Adelaide, SA
07/09/1916 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC, onboard HMAT A15 Port Sydney,
as a Driver with 15th Field Artillery Brigade, 5th Reinforcement
05/01/1917 taken on strength 27th Battery, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, in the field
26/04/1918 transferred to 27th Battery
14/06/1918 killed in action, Somme, France
buried in: Croydon Military Cemetery, 3 1/4 miles East South East of Amiens
1920 exhumed and reburied in:
Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, France
Plot IV, Row E, Grave 2
1 mile south west of Morlancourt, 4 3/4 miles north east of Corbie
His name is commemorated on:-
- Panel 15 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
- the South Australian Harbor Board WWI Memorial, Birkenhead, SA
Brother-in-law:
2801 Sapper Douglas Devlin Edgar Drysdale - 1st Light Horse Regiment
born in: Rockhampton Queensland
lived at Vine Street, Prospect, South Australia
NOK: Mother, Mrs. Julia Annie Drysdale, Vine Street, Prospect, SA
01/11/1915 enlisted into WWI in Adelaide, SA
13/07/1916 embarked Outer Harbour, SA onboard RMS Mongolia
as a Private with 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 19th Reinforcement
12/11/1917 returned to Australia
25/01/1934 divorced from Eva Dorothy Drysdale (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Last lived at Finsbury, SA.
31/08/1944 passed away (56 years of age)
buried in: West Terrace Cemetery, AIF Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
Light Oval; Row #3S; C/E/W: W; Site #A
John's previous service:
2 years 10th AIR; 4 years 7th CAS; 2 years 16th Light Horse; 2.5 years 23rd Light Horse
Service # 65 Private John Gordon GEORGE
19/08/1914 enlisted into WWI at Keswick, SA
11/09/1914 took oath at Morphetville, SA
appointed to 'A' Squad, Morphetville
27/01/1915 discharged from service - Refusing to sign inoculation clause
Described on 2nd enlisting as 26 years 5 months of age; single; 5' 10" tall; 158 lbs;
fair complexion; blue eyes; dark hair; Church of England
19/02/1915 enlisted into WWI at Keswick, SA
26/10/1915 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT SS Hawkes Bay
as a Private with 11th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement
Jan. 1916 promoted to Corporal, 11th Light Horse Regiment
13/01/1916 admitted to 1st Auxillary Casualty with Rheumatism, Heliopolis
25/01/1916 to convalescent hospital, Helorean
22/02/1916 discharged to 2nd Auxillary Hospital, Heliopolis
09/03/1916 transferred to No.1 Auxillary Hospital
10/04/1916 invalided to Australia - Cardiac Disease, ex 1st Australian General Hospital
11/04/1916 returned to Australia onboard hospital ship HS Runic
19/06/1916 discharged from service
Medals: 1914/15 Star (6298); British War medal (6929); Victory medal (6866)
20/10/1929 passed away (38 years of age)
buried in: West Terrace Cemetery - AIF Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
Light Oval; Row # 4S; C/E/W: E; Site #8
(Grant Expires: 22/10/2028)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 21/04/2017. Lest we forget.
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