George Henry STODDART MM

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STODDART, George Henry

Service Number:	233
Enlisted:	28 February 1916, Ararat, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Amphitheatre, Victoria, 11 April 1895
Home Town:	Amphitheatre, Pyrenees, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Natural Causes, Amphitheatre, Victoria, 29 June 1934, aged 39 years
Cemetery:	Amphitheatre Public Cemetery
Memorials:	Amphitheatre Rifle Club Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

28 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Ararat, Victoria
27 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 233, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 233, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
12 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 233, 39th Infantry Battalion
4 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

George Henry Stoddart enlisted as a private in the 39th Battalion, A Company, before being promoted to Sergeant.

He was awarded the Military Medal for "great gallantry and devotion to duty in action East of Ypres on 4th October 1917. As N.C.O in charge of carrying parties, he organised dumps in the forward area and was instrumental in keeping his company in supplies of ammunition and bombs. He also volunteered to get rations up to the front line over open country which was continuously shelled. He set a splendid example to his men and inspired them in a most difficult and dangerous task" - Commonwealth Gazette, June 27, 1918.

He returned home on May 27, 1919 and was discharged from Service on 04 Sep 1919

"AMPHITHEATRE. MILITARY MEDAL WON.

Sergeant G. H. Stoddard, of Amphitheatre, has been awarded the Military Medal. He is a son of Mr and Mrs J. Stoddart, who are prominent patriotic workers." - from the Ballarat Star 03 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)

AVOCA.- George Stoddart, aged 37 years, an orchardist, of Ampitheatre, collapsed and died while he was cutting wood. He was a returned soldier and a widower with three children." - from the Melbourne Argus 02 Jul 1934 (nla.gov.au)

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