George SHARP MM

SHARP, George

    Service Number: 139
    Enlisted: 14 September 1914
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
    Born: Perthshire, Scotland, 1896
    Home Town: Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Iron Worker
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    14 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 139, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 139, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 139, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Reported sick with Gastro-enteritis 27/8/15. Reported sick again 2/9/15. Reported sick with Colitis and evacuated to 3 AGH on Lemnos 10/10/15.Transferred to Lowland CC 31/10/15. Rejoined Unit at Gallipoli 17/11/15. Arrived Alexandria, Egypt 30/12/15
    6 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
    22 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
    16 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
    6 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , 4th Division releived the 2nd Division and fought off a German counterattack on 7/8/16. Operations continued as part of the 1916 British Somme offensive in the vicinity of the village of Pozières, including the battle of Mouquet Farm.
    21 Oct 1916: Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières
    5 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
    11 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Bullecourt (First), KIA during this battle. His body has never been identified.

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Military Medal

    'For displaying great courage and devotion to duty in holding a detached post to the east of MOUQUET FARM, on the night of 29th/30th August, 1916, though repeatedly attacked by bombers and subsequently subjected to heavy machine gun fire, he refused to leave his post until ordered to do so by his Company Commander.'
    Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
    Date: 19 April 1917

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