TWIGHT, George Leo
| Service Numbers: | 1435, 1516 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Watchem War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1435, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1435, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1435, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1516, 14th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr. C.H. TWIGHT
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Three of George's brothers also served - Private Charles Twight killed in action in 1918, Private Albert Charles, who died in 1922 post-war from effects of his service, and Private Leslie Norman Twight who returned to Australia safely.
George was the first of the four to enlist. Both parents were confirmed as deceased by the time medals were being distributed, their mother Ellen passing in 1906 and Henry in 1919.
George Twight suffered a bullet wound to the early foot early in May 1915 and was repatriated to Egypt before re-joining the hostilities in July. He was listed as Missing on August 8, 1915, and confirmed Killed In Action at an enquiry held at in August of the following year. One of the many who simply disappeared at Lone Pine.