MARSH, George Henry
| Service Numbers: | 1032, 1032A |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Carrieton, South Australia, Australia, 5 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Cowell, Franklin Harbour, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, 83rd General Hospital, Boulogne, France, 12 August 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille Plot II. Row C. Grave 6. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowell Men from Franklin Harbour WW1 Roll of Honour, Cowell Remembrance Park, Cowell War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1032, Depot Battalion (AIF), Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 24 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1032A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1032A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 2 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1032A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Gallipoli | |
| 17 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1032A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Admitted -- Hospital -- Mudros W | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1032A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Transferred -- Admitted -- 27th General Hospital -- Jaundice -- Mudros | |
| 6 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1032, Anzac Advance Base (AIF), Discharged to Duty -- Class A -- Mudros | |
| 27 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1032A, Anzac Advance Base (AIF), Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation ex H.M.T. "Caledonian" | |
| 1 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1032A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Rejoined Unit -- Heliopolis, Egypt | |
| 22 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1032A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Admitted -- No. 4 Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- Mumps -- Heliopolis, Egypt | |
| 9 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1032A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged to Duty -- Rejoined Regiment | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, T.O.S. from 9th Light Horse Regiment -- Heliopolis, Egypt | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Division Artillery , Transferred to -- 5th Division Artillery -- Heliopolis, Egypt | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , T.O.S. from 9th Light Horse Regiment -- Ismailia, Egypt | |
| 24 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred to -- 60th Bty. -- Ferry Post, Egypt | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 1032A, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kalyan" | |
| 24 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 1032A, 15th Field Artillery Brigade , Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, T.O.S. from 15th Field Artillery Brigade -- France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1032A, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1032A, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, To -- Gas School of Instruction -- France | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1032A, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, Rejoined Unit -- France | |
| 1 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, Mustered -- Driver | |
| 25 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , T.O.S. from 25th Field Artillery Brigade -- 54th Bty | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 14 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , To -- Leave | |
| 27 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Rejoined Unit -- from Leave | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Admitted -- 5th Australian Field Ambulance -- Chancre -- France | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred -- Admitted -- 7th Australian Field Ambulance -- Chancre -- France | |
| 26 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred -- Admitted -- Ambulance Transport -- France | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred -- Admitted -- 39th General Hospital -- N.Y.D. -- Havre, France | |
| 21 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, Australian General Base Depot (AIF), Discharged to -- O/C Reinforcements -- V.D.S. Venereal Disease - Syphilis -- Havre, France | |
| 2 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 5th Division Artillery , To -- 5th Div. A.F.A -- Havre, France | |
| 4 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Rejoined Unit -- France | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Polygon Wood | |
| 21 Feb 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , To -- England on Leave | |
| 9 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Rejoined Unit -- ex Leave -- France | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred -- Admitted -- Ambulance Transport -- France | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens, Wounded In Action -- G.S.W. Head and Right Arm -- France | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Admitted -- 15th Field Ambulance -- G.S.W. Head and Right Arm -- France | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred -- Admitted -- 20th Casualty Clearing Station -- G.S.W. Head and Right Arm -- France | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred -- Admitted -- 83rd General Hospital -- G.S.W. Head and Right Arm -- Boulogne, France | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens, Died of Wounds received in Action -- 83rd General Hospital -- Boulogne, France | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1032A, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1032A awm_unit: 14 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-08-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cowell RSL
George was the middle son of three boys born to William Henry Marsh and Ellen Godfrey Marsh.
It is not known when the Marsh family left Carrieton, but it is known that the mother, Ellen died at Port Lincoln in 1905. George (Harry) was a well-known and respected carpenter at Franklin Harbour and played football in Cowell.
George enlisted at Oaklands training camp South Australia on 13 January 1915. He was allotted to the 7th Reinforcements for the 9th Light Horse Regiment and after weeks of intensive training, embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, aboard HMAT A61 Kanowna on 24 June 1915.
After further training in Egypt, Private Marsh with the remainder of the 7th Reinforcements were taken on the strength of the 9th Light Horse Regiment at Gallipoli on 2 October 1915.
On 2 December he was invalided to Mudros with jaundice and after a short stay in hospital embarked for Egypt and disembarked at Alexandria on 27 December 1915.
Upon return to Egypt, George transferred to the Artillery, deploying to the Western Front and serving with various units and batteries in France until he was severely wounded on 9 August 1918 whilst serving as a Driver with 14th Field Artillery Brigade, in the area of Amiens. The Battle of Amiens (8-11 August 1918) became known as ‘The Beginning of the End of the Great War’.
George (Harry) died of his wounds on 12 August 1918 and was buried at the Terlincthun British Cemetery, France. Driver Marsh had given 3 years of active service including postings at Gallipoli, Egypt and France.
George’s older brother John Marsh enlisted in December 1914 and was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for bravery whilst serving as a Corporal in the 48th Battalion. He returned to Australia in December 1918.
George’s younger brother Arthur was a Corporal in 12th Battalion when he was killed in action at Bullecourt on 5 May 1917.
References (Links to the side)
National Archives Australia
Australian War Memorial
Trove - National Libraray of Australia
Virtual War Memorial Australia
WW1 Biographies - folder at Cowell RSL. Stocker, B.
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