George Hill LEVENS

LEVENS, George Hill

Service Number: 242
Enlisted: 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
Born: Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1878
Home Town: Surrey Hills, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner and Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave Panel 29, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Shire of Nunawading Honour Roll, Surrey Hills WWI, The Shrine
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World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 242, Enlisted at Melbourne
19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 242, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 242, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Levens and Isabella Levens nee Hill

Husband of Jane Ross Levens nee Kingston of 'Thirstane', Windsor Crescent, Surrey Hill, Victoria. Father of George Hill Levens, Kathleen Rose Levens, Douglas James Levens and Jean Levens

George and Jane were married in 1901c. Jane died on 4 August 1916

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal