MURROWOOD, George Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 3194, 3194A |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Wounds, Stoke-on-Trent War Hospital, Newcastle, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, 1 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Stoke-on-Trent (Hartshill) Cemetery, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3194, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3194, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3194, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3194A, 60th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3194A awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-01 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 1st August…… Private George Thomas Murrowood was born at Princes Hill, North Carlton, Victoria in 1896. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 12th July, 1915 as a 19 year old, single, Bootmaker from Kew, Melbourne, Victoria.
As George Murrowood was under the age of 21 years, his parents were required to sign their consent for their son to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force for Active Service abroad. His father was deceased so his mother & stepfather both signed their consent for George Murrowood to enlist.
Private George Thomas Murrowood embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Wiltshire (A18) on 18th November, 1915 with the 6th Infantry Brigade, 21st Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements. He was transferred to 60th Battalion on 26th February, 1916 at Tel-el-Kebir.
Private Murrowood was admitted to Field Ambulance at Serapeum on 30th March, 1916 then transferred to Hospital the next day with blistered feet. He was discharged to duty on 1st April, 1916.
Private Murrowood was admitted to Field Ambulance at Ferry Post on 28th April, 1916 with Influenza. He was discharged to his Unit on 1st May, 1916.
Private Murrowood proceeded to France from Alexandria on 18th June, 1916 & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 29th June, 1916.
Private George Thomas Murrowood was reported to have been wounded in action in France on 19th July, 1916 at Fromelles. He was admitted to 8th Stationary Hospital in France on 22nd July, 1916 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to right leg – compound fracture & was seriously ill. Private Murrowood embarked on Hospital Ship St. David from France on 28th July, 1916 & was admitted to Stoke-Upon-Trent War Hospital, Newcastle, Staffordshire, England on 29th July, 1916 with G.S.W. right leg – Amputation (severe). The Hospital Admissions form recorded “….Leg was amputated in France for gangrene.”
Private George Thomas Murrowood died at 6.30 am on 1st August, 1916 at Stoke-on-Trent War Hospital, Newcastle, Staffordshire, England from wounds received in action in France - G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) right leg.
He was buried in Hartshill Cemetery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England where 7 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/hartshill.html
Biography
George Thomas MURROWOOD was born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1896
His parents were James MURROWOOD & Mary Louisa BYRNE
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