George Russell HAMBIDGE

HAMBIDGE, George Russell

    Service Numbers: 3689A, 3689
    Enlisted: 26 December 1916, Adelaide, SA
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 46th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Edwardstown, South Australia, Australia, 5 August 1897
    Home Town: Grange, City of Charles Sturt / Henley and Grange, South Australia
    Schooling: University of Adelaide, South Australia
    Occupation: Law Student
    Died: Wounds, France, 8 August 1918, aged 21 years
    Cemetery: Longueau British Cemetery, Somme, France
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    Memorials: Adelaide Members of the Legal Profession & Students at Law WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Henley Beach Council Fallen WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Henley Beach Council WW1 Service Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    26 Dec 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3689A, 46th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA
    8 Aug 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3689A, 46th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
    28 Feb 1918: Involvement Private, 3689, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
    28 Feb 1918: Embarked Private, 3689, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
    20 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3689A, 46th Infantry Battalion, Private Hambidge disembarked at Liverpool before joining the 12th Training Battalion, at Codford near Salisbury Plain, UK. He would train there in preparation for action in France
    8 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3689A, 46th Infantry Battalion, 9 weeks after commencing training at Codford Training Camp, Private George Rusell Hambidge embarked for France, disembarking at Le Havre, France to await joining his unit.
    17 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3689A, 46th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Private Hambidge joined his unit who were embedded near the Ploegsteert front. On the night of his arrival, the 46th Infantry Battalion ". . . was heavily shelled for 4 1/2 hours by Gas Shells, Shrapnell (sic) and H.E. (high explosives)."
    8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3689A, 46th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, Private George Russell Hambidge was wounded at the Battle of Amiens, with shrapnel wounds to his leg, and attended by the 6th Australian Field Ambulance. Sadly, just one month after landing in France, Private Groves died of the wounds he received in action on the first day of the Battle of Amiens.
    8 Aug 1918: Involvement Private, 3689A, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3689A awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-08

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of Henry Arthur and Elizabeth Mary Hambidge, of Harvey St., Woodville Park, Kilkenny, South Australia. 

    HE HATH CHOSEN THE BETTER PART

    Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

    Pte Hambidge was a friend of Pte Ludwig Schrader 6879A. They fought along side of each other and both sustained battle wounds and died on the same day.

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