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BACKHOUSE, Geoffrey De Talworth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 31615 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 June 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
| Born: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Koo-Wee-Rup, Cardinia, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Haileybury College and Scotch College |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery I E 86 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haileybury College HB, Malvern St George's Anglican Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 31615, Melbourne | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 31615, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 31615, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 31615, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Broodseinde Ridge, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 31615 awm_unit: 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Geoffrey de Talworth BACKHOUSE was born in Malvern, Victoria in 1890
His parents were Benjamin Talworth BACKHOUSE and Emily A'BECKETT
Geoffrey enlisted in 1916 in the Artillery and saield early in 1917 for England, where he completed his training. He was killed after serving for only a short time in Frnace. He was at Haileybury College for a good many years, and was a prominent member of the football eighteen. He took to country life and was farming in Gippsland at the time of his enlistment.
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