RENNIE, George Ewen
| Service Number: | 704 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bairnsdale State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Montbrehain, France, 5 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Tincourt New British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Bank of Australasia Roll of Honour WW1, Newham State School No 1913 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 704, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 704, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 704, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-10-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Rennie’s father died the same year he was born and he was raised by his mother Ann Euphemia Rennie. Mrs. Rennie received two tragic telegrams within a week during October 1918, informing her of two sons being killed in action within days of one another.
George’s brother, 3628 Pte Norman Craib Rennie, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, had been killed in action, 27 September 1918 and George was killed at Montbrehain 5 October 1918, in the last fight of the AIF on the Western Front.
Even more tragic was the fact that George Rennie was an Anzac, having served at Gallipoli with the 24th Battalion AIF. He was promoted to Corporal in 1916, Sergeant 1917 and 2nd Lieutenant in 1918.
Prior to enlisting he was attached to the staff of the Bank of Australasia, at the Fish Creek branch, having previously joined the bank at Bairnsdale.
A third brother 3903 Sergeant Alexander Rennie 59th Battalion AIF was wounded in the leg at Fromelles and returned to Australia.