STEWART, George Allen
| Service Number: | 2216 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mt Duneed, Victoria, Australia, 19 December 1879 |
| Home Town: | Mount Duneed, Surf Coast, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mt Duneed State School |
| Occupation: | Presbyterian Minister |
| Died: | Died of wounds (received at Gallipoli), Egypt, Balmain Hospital, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 6 September 1915, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt F 134 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barton St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Ministers Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice, Boort Fire Brigade Honor Roll, Boort Soldiers War Memorial, Connewarre & District Soldiers Honor Roll, Torquay Point Danger War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2216, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2216, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 26 Aug 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 2216, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2216 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-09-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Mary Stewart, of Mount Duneed, Victoria, Australia.
PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER SON OF JOHN & MARY STEWART OF MT. DUNEED
On Sunday last, 10th September, a memorial tablet was unveiled in the Presbyterian church, Pyramid Hill, to the memory of the late Rev. George Allen Stewart, late minister of the church. In 1911 Mr. Stewart was ordained and in ducted to the pastoral charge of Pyramid Hill, Durham Ox and Boort. In August, 1914, on the outbreak of the war, he made application to go to the front as a chaplin, and failing to receive an appointment in that capacity he resigned his charge, and enlisted a private. Though he was not a soldier by nature or inclination, he took his duties so seriously that he earned his stripe asa non-commissioned officer. He died on 7th September, 1915, from wounds received in action. To mark the first anniversary of his death, his congregation at Pyramid Hill have placed in the church a marble tablet, suitably inscribed, and this tablet was unveiled at the morning service in the presence of a large congregation. The choir rendered the anthem " What are these that are arrayed in white robes." The service was conducted by the Rev. F. C. Vickerman, of Swan Hill, who preached a sermon suitable to the occasion.
Biography
"Corporal (Rev.) G. A. Stewart (died of wounds) was 36 years of age, and was third son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart, of "Dhubebeeil," Mount Duneed. At the time of enlistment he was Presbyterian clergyman at Boort, where he had been stationed for four years. He entered as a private in the 6th reinforcements, 14th Battalion, and was promoted to Corporal. He was reported missing on 8th August. but later was reported wounded on 26th August. He died on 6th September. Deceased was a brother of Rev. A. J. Stewart, of Beaufort." - from the Melbourne Age 28 Sep 1915 (nla.gov.au)