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WIDDOWS, Samuel George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1159, 661, 661, 1159 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 February 1915, Enlisted at Wonthaggi, Vicotria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Accrington, England, United Kingdom, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wonthaggi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Bronchical Pneumonia, Sutton Veny Hospital, United Kingdom, 16 February 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Plot 72. Row K. Grave 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wonthaggi St. George's Anglican Parish Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1159, 661, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wonthaggi, Vicotria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 661, 23rd 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, 661, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 10 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 23rd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 29 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1159, 661, Shell wounds to the left arm, thigh and right shoulder. INvalided to England on the 3 July 1916. Wounds were received while raiding enemy trenches at night | |
| 7 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1159, 661, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion - Gassed | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1159, 661, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Gunshot wound to left the knee and invalided to England on4 September 1918 | |
| 16 Feb 1919: | Involvement Sergeant, 1159, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1159 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1919-02-16 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Residential address at the time of enlistment was c/- Mrs Davidson of Hagelthorn Street, Wonthaggi, Victoria
Next of kin was list as a friend William Ormrad of 35 Church Lane Altham, Lancashire, England and later as Mysie Amiss of 10-12 Queen Street, Melbourne
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Chaplain T. McKeon officiated. Undertakers were R. Butcher & Son of Warminster and the coffin was made of good elm with brass fittings.