George Henry Albert MAZEY

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MAZEY, George Henry Albert

Service Number:	4553
Enlisted:	30 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ramsgate, Tasmania, Australia, 27 March 1896
Home Town:	Catamaran, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 4 September 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Contay British Cemetery, Contay, France Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 22. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
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World War 1 Service

30 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4553, 12th Infantry Battalion
8 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 4553, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 4553, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
19 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

George Henry Albert Mazey was known as 'Finn' to his brothers and sisters. His mother and father had passed away almost ten years before he enlisted in 1915. He was born and raised in the Recherche Bay area, which is about as far south as you can go in Tasmania, down beyond the Huon Valley.

He joined the 12th Battalion but was transferred to the 52nd Battalion prior to landing in France. He was badly wounded during Australia's last attack on Mouquet Farm, 3 September 1916. Although removed to a Casualty Clearing Station, he died the next day, from a gunshot wound to his arm or shoulder.

His eldest half-sister, Emily Christina Donoghue, received his medals and effects. She also received much of his deferred pay and war gratuity, after a long fight as it appears she raised George Mazey for much of his short life.

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