HEPWORTH, George Jelf
| Service Number: | 2333 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mafeking, South Africa, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Exeter, England |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Shepparton & District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2333, 38th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2333, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2333, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Elizabeth HEPWORTH, Shepparton, Victoria.
Arrived in Australia at the age of 20 and had served 2 years in the 1st Life Guards, British Army. His father fought in the Boer War with the rank of Major and was at the defence of Mafeking in 1900.
News reached Shepparton on Friday that Pte. George Jelf Hepworth, son of Major W. J. and Mrs. Hepworth, of Shepparton East, was killed in action in France on June 9. Pte. Hepworth, who was about 24 years of age, was a member of the 1st Life Guards in England for several year before coming to Australia. He enlisted here less than a year ago. A brother of his a member of the North Devon Hussars, is serving in the firing line in Palestine.
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