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ACKLAND, George Ernest
| Service Number: | 2928 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1916, Orroroo, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mount Pleasant, South Australia, 6 April 1873 |
| Home Town: | Orroroo, Orroroo/Carrieton, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Watervale, South Australia, 20 July 1961, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Watervale Cemetery, South Australia George Ernest Late 1st AIF 3rd light horse Beloved husband of Harriet Died 20th July 1961 Aged 88years |
| Memorials: | Carrieton Honour Roll, Carrieton War Memorial, Laura Peak Vale Roll of Honour, Orroroo District Roll of Honour WW1, Peak Vale Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Orroroo, South Australia | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2928, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2928, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mooltan, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2928 | |
| 11 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2928, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chas Ackland
George Ernest Ackland was born on 6 April, 1873, at Watervale, South Australia. George, son of William and Grace Parkyn Ackland, was in a family of eight and the fourth youngest.
George lived in a small town called Yalpara, 28.3km away from Orroroo. Yalpara station had their own community having up to 20,000 sheep and 700 cattle. They had their own dairy supply with many acres of orchards. At Yalpara the Acklands owned one acre of land with an orchard on it. It was reported they had the finest peaches in the district.
One-day a John Adams, also living at Yalpara, and George’s father were in the station kitchen and started pelting each other with peaches. John Adams picked up the gun from the corner, and not knowing the gun was loaded, pointed it at William who was killed. Adams was charged with manslaughter. Several years later the family moved into Orroroo, and George enlisted in the 3rd Light Horse Regiment.
Private George Ernest Ackland was 43 years and 10 months old when he joined the war in August, 1916.
He embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, on board RMS Mooltan. On 21 September, 1916, he disembarked in Suez, but was placed into an isolation camp with mumps. On 15 April, 1918, he was sick out in the field and went to hospital with dysentery. The Doctor said that he nearly died of weight-loss and starvation. He returned to Australia on board the HT Orari on 16 May, 1919, and was discharged from service on 11 August, 1919.
He passed away on 21 July, 1961 and was buried in the Watervale cemetery.
Biography
Father William Ackland (b. 25/4/1850 - d. 4/2/1884 Yalparra SA) and
Mother Grace Parkyn Ackland (nee Grigg, b. 4/11/1848 - d. 22/6/1933 Orroroo SA)
lived at Orroroo, South Australia.
Siblings:
Brother James Howard Ackland (b. 7/10/1878 Eden Valley - d. 31/7/1953)
Sister Elsie Vida Ackland (b. ___/1879 - m. ___ Shackleford - d. 8/2/1963)
Sister Florence Sylvia Ackland (b. 1/9/1876 - m. ___ Grigg - d. 24/6/1962)
Brother Angas Hallady Ackland (b. 1/9/1876 - d. 21/8/1945)
Sister Olivia Alice Ackland (b. 10/5/1880 Yalparra - d.______)
Brother Morton Allan Ackland (b. 10/6/1882 - d. 10/10/1964)
Sister Hilda Caroline Ackland (b. 29/4/1884 Yalparra - d. 18/1/1902 Orroroo)
Sister Averilda Maud Ackland (b. 3/3/1888 - d.11/2/1972)
16/5/1906 married Harriett Charlotte Baldwin at Walloway, South Australia
(b. 5/11/1885 Walloway - d. 3/10/1967 Watervale).
On enlising George and Harriett lived at Orrorro, South Australia.
Previous service: 9 years 17th Australian Light Horse Regiment
on enlisting with 24th Light Horse Regiment
Described on enlisting as 43 years 10 months old; married; 5' 7" tall; 144 lbs; brown complexion;
blue eyes; brown hair; Methodist.
18/2/1916 Enlisted in Orroroo, South Australia
Completed medical - fit for service
9/3/1916 Commanding Officer appointed George to Base Light Horse
2nd Depot Battalion, Adelaide
16/3/1916 Light Horse, Mitcham Camp
24/8/1916 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, on board RMS Mooltan
21st reinforcements, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
21/9/1916 disembarked into Suez, Egypt
marched into Isolation Camp, Moascar
6/10/1916 sick to 24th Stationary Hospital, Moascar - Mumps
1/11/1916 taken on strength - Ist Light Horse Regiment, ex Isolation Camp
11/2/1917 transferred to 3rd Light Horse Regiment
15/4/1918 sick to hospital - in the field - diarrhoea
25/4/1918 transferred to hospital - Port Said - lost terrible amount of weight
16/5/1919 Returned to Australia on board HT Orari
11/8/1919 Discharged from service
Medals:
21/7/1961 Passed away
buried in: Watervale Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Watervale, SA
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 8/12/2014. Lest we forget.
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