PETHEBRIDGE, Samuel Augustus
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | 21 November 1914 |
Last Rank: | Brigadier General |
Last Unit: | Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force |
Born: | Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 August 1862 |
Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | State Schools, Brisbane & Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Public Servant & Military Administrator |
Died: | Malaria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 January 1918, aged 55 years |
Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Congregational O S Grave 211. |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
21 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Colonel, Officer, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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28 Nov 1914: | Involvement Colonel, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Eastern embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
28 Nov 1914: | Embarked Colonel, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Eastern, Sydney | |
1 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Brigadier General, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force | |
25 Jan 1918: | Involvement Brigadier General, Officer |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Samuel Augustus PETHEBRIDGE was born on 3rd August, 1862 in Spring Hill, Brisbane
His parents were Henry Lander PETHEBRIDGE & Elizabeth Mary SYMONS
He married Mary Ada SIMMONDS on 25th August, 1887 in Brisbane
Samuel died from the effects of Malaria in Melbourne on 25th January, 1918 and is buried in the Box Hill Cemetery
He was awarded the Knight Commander of St Michael & St George on 25th July, 1917
See attached Bio link for further details of his service