ADAMTHWAITE, George
| Service Number: | 2860 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 13 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 28 March 1927, aged 31 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW METHODIST 1 (WESLEYAN) B SW. 22. |
| Memorials: | Merewether Memorial Gates, Merewether Public School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2860, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2860, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2860, 46th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Napier, Sydney | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2860, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW chest - invalided home due to wounding | |
| 20 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2860, 46th Infantry Battalion, 2MD due to wounding 8/6/1917 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell
Resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
93 years ago today, on the Monday afternoon of the 28th March 1927, Private George Adamthwaite, 46th Battalion, labourer from 70 Wilton Street, Merewether (Glebe), New South Wales, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 31. METHODIST 1 (WESLEYAN) B SW. 22.
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Born at Merewether, New South Wales on the 13th February 1896 to William and Mary Jane Adamthwaite, George enlisted September 1916 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133835699
Wounded in action - 8.6.1917 (GSW chest, Battle of Messines - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134858962, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138736400), George was invalided home November 1917.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138748257
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137488970
His name has been inscribed on the Merewether (Mitchell Park) Memorial Gates, Merewether Public School Roll of Honor and the Merewether Rechabites' Tent No. 32 Roll of Honour.
There is no indication on Mr Adamthwaite’s headstone of his service with the 1st A.I.F., so today we remember his sacrifice for God, King and Country.
I will submitting an application for official commemoration very soon.
Lest We Forget.
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