REMFRY, George William
| Service Number: | 4599 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Newtown (NSW), Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | William Street Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Canister maker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 19 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 61. TOO DEARLY LOVED TOO SADLY MISSED TO EVER BE FORGOTTEN |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4599, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4599, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4599, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Sydney | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 4599, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4599 awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Remfry was one of the sons of Thomas Alexander and Sarah Bennett Remfry of Camperdown, New South Wales.
George had a brother killed near Bullecourt nine months later, 1279 Lance Sergeant Henry Alfred Remfry M.M., 2nd Pioneer Battalion, killed in action 5 May 1917, aged 21.
Another younger brother, 17091 Able Seaman Ernest John Remfry, lost his life in the Second World War, at 35 years of age, when the HMAS Sydney was sunk with all hands by the German raider ‘Kormoran’ in 1941.
George Remfry was only 19 years of age when he enlisted with the 4th Battalion. When he arrived in France he transferred to the 1st Pioneer Battalion. He was badly wounded in the head on 19 August 1916. Although he reached the 3rd Casualty Clearing Station he died there without regaining consciousness.
His father, Thomas Remfry, also passed away in Sydney six months later, in February 1917.
George’s mother, Sarah Remfry, noted on his roll of honour form that his great grandfather, Drum Major Johnson, was killed during the Battle of Waterloo, and another great grandfather and his nine sons, whose name was Holden, were killed in the American Civil War.