SANDFORD, George James
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 6 July 1872 |
| Home Town: | Newtown, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Gentleman |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 May 1940, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Geelong Football Club Honour Roll, Newtown Geelong College Anglo-South African War Memorial, Newtown Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
George Sandford served in the Anglo-South African War with Thornycroft's Light Horse. This unit's service was described by David Holloway in Hooves, Wheels and Tracks:
'The Second Australian Battalion was formed into part of the Brigade under Lieutenant Colonel H deB de Lisle, which in turn was part of Colonel A W Thorneycroft'sl Column. The Brigade, which also included the First Battalion, was at first known as De Lisle's Australian Brigade, and later, when a pom-pom, two guns of the Royal Field Artillery, and Thorneycrofts Mounted Infantry were added, (as) de Lisle's Column. The New South Welshmen, New Zealanders and Hasler's Scouts were also under Thorneycroft's command.
Source: Geelong College