GARWOOD, George Harold
| Service Number: | 2027 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1915, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Black Sugar Loaf, Westbury, Tas., 1895 |
| Home Town: | Westbury, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Acute Septic Meningitis (Tubercular), General Hospital, Launceston, 6 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Westbury General Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia Church of England Section |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birralee Roll of Honour, Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance, Westbury St Andrew's Church Roll of Honour, Westbury War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2027, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2027, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2027, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Rachel GARWOOD, Burnie, Tasmania
EXPERIENCES OF A WOUNDED
TASMANIAN
Private G.H. Garwood, of Birralee, writes from the Birmingham Hospital England, under date August 9, 1916:
I have been wounded, and I am now in England. I am still in bed. My wounds are doing well. My head is healed, but my knee is still stiff, and
has not healed much yet; but you know she is a beauty. The bullet went in just under the corner of the kneecap and came out down my leg about four inches, so I can tell you it made me hop. I had to walk two miles after I got cracked, for the A.M.C. was too busy to carry me, and there were plenty worse hit than I, so I never asked them so long as I had a go left. I had to lie in a dug out for three hours after I got hit before I could get away, for the shel ling was too heavy, but about 6 p.m. it slackened off a bit. I made a bold dash. It gave me fits properly, for my knee had got cold and stiff, but I tell you when an 8in shell is behind you it makes you forget a bit of pain. I ran and walked as fast as I could, and got to the dressing station. But the Fritzy's got hell when the boys got to them. They ran for their lives, and most of them got picked off to some tune. A lot ran to their dug-outs, and they were soon taken prisoners, but of course there was no time to argue the point, so those that didn't like it got the point of the bayonet.
The death occurred at the General Hospital yesterday afternoon of George Harold Garwood, youngest son of Mrs. William Garwood, of Berrilee, at the age of 24 years. The deceased was a returned soldier, having been a member of the original 12th Battallon. He returned from the front in May, and received his discharge three weeks ago. Subsequently he took ill, and was taken to the hospital on Saturday last, but medical aid proved to be of no avail, and he passed away yesterday. The funeral will take place tomorrow, the remains being interred in the Church of England Cemetery at Westbury.
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