BANTICK, George Henry
| Service Number: | 7939 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 October 1917, Hobart,Tasmania, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Marys, Tasmania, Australia, 20 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Falmouth, Break O'Day, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Falmouth State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Bronchial Pneumonia, United Kingdom, 4 June 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Plot 354, Row E, Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cullenswood Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Hobart,Tasmania, Australia | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7939, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7939, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Henry BANTICK was born in St Marys, Tasmania on 20th May, 1897
His parents were George Henry BANTICK and Harriet VINCENT, of Four Mile Creek, Falmouth, Tasmania. They married in Tasmania on 7th May, 1893
Biography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 4th June…… George Henry Bantick was born on 20th May, 1897 at Four Mile Beach, St. Mary’s near Falmouth, Tasmania.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 3rd October, 1917 as a 20 year old, single, Farmer from Four Mile Creek, St. Marys, Tasmania.
Private George Henry Bantick, Service number 7939, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Nestor (A71) on 28th February, 1918 with 12th Infantry Battalion, 27th Reinforcements & disembarked at Liverpool, England on 20th April, 1918.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He was marched in to 1st Training Battalion at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire from Australia on 20th April, 1918.
On 11th May, 1918 Private Bantick was admitted to the Military Hospital at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire with Measles.
Private George Henry Bantick died at 2 a.m. on 4th June, 1918 at the Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England from Measles, Bronchitis & Pneumonia.
He was buried in St. John the Evangelist Churchyard at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian War Graves & 2 Australian WW1 Nurses are laid to rest.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/sutton-veny-a---b.html
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