MACE, George Henry
| Service Numbers: | 1170, Q302288 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Nambucca Heads, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
| Born: | London, England, 5 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Nambucca Heads, Nambucca Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chair caner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 16 April 1946, aged 52 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Anzac Portion 7 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1170, Nambucca Heads, New South Wales | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1170, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1170, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 29 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1170, 36th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, Q302288, Caloundra, Queensland | |
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| 9 Sep 1940: | Promoted Sergeant, 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
| 19 Aug 1943: | Discharged Sergeant, Q302288, 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
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From Australian Remembrance Army
Sergeant George Henry Mace, an Australian veteran of both World Wars, is among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with a plaque recognising their service for Australia:
WWI: 1170, Sergeant, 36th Battalion
WWII: Q302288, Sergeant, 15th Garrison Battalion
We unveiled his plaque in Lutwyche Cemetery on 15 April 2023, along with a further 246 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
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George Henry Mace was born on 5 April 1893 in London, England, and later settled in Australia. He enlisted for World War I service at Nambucca Heads, New South Wales, on 31 January 1916 and was allocated to the 36th Battalion. He embarked from Sydney on 13 May 1916 aboard the A72 Beltana and underwent training in England, where he spent periods in Fargo Military Hospital in late 1916. Mace proceeded to France on 22 November 1916 and served on the Western Front. He was promoted to Sergeant on 28 August 1916. On 8 June 1917, while serving in Belgium, he sustained a gunshot wound to the right thigh, resulting in a compound fracture of the femur, and was evacuated to England for treatment at the 5th London General Hospital. He was subsequently diagnosed with war-related nervous symptoms and returned to Australia on 25 November 1917. Upon medical review, he was discharged from the AIF on 29 May 1918 as medically unfit.
Mace re-enlisted for World War II service in June 1940 at Caloundra, Queensland. He was posted to the 15th Garrison Battalion of the Australian Military Forces and employed in clerical duties due to physical limitations associated with his previous injury. His medical classification restricted him to home service only. As his health declined, he was again assessed as medically unfit and discharged in February 1943.
Sergeant George Henry Mace died on 16 April 1946, aged 53, and was interred in Anzac Portion 7, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane.
After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia — ensuring his name endures among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice. His identity and dignity have now been restored.
We have remembered him.
Lest We Forget.
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