SCRIVENER, George
Service Number: | 4070 |
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Enlisted: | 14 September 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Jindivick, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Jarrahdale, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Jarrahdale State School, Western Australia |
Occupation: | Mill hand |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gosnells Road Board HR, Gosnells Ward Roll of Honor, Jarrahdale Roll Of Honor WW1, Jarrahdale War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
14 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4070, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 4070, 11th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 4070, 11th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Fremantle | |
20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 11th Infantry Battalion |
Brothers inlaw
George Scrivener and Charles Alford both of the 11th Battalion were killed on the 2oth September 1917 being the first day of the 3rd battle of Ypres.
George's brother William Scrivener in 1908 had married Charles's sister Phoebe Alford and both were Uncles to my Grandmother Amy Scrivener.
In 1908 William Scrivener was killed in an accident in Jarrahdale WA and his wife Phoebe remarried in 1910 and relocated to Yarloop WA.
Rest in Peace
By Gary Sargent
Submitted 10 November 2019 by Gary Sargent