HUDSON, George Albert
| Service Number: | 2485 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2485, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2485, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane |
George's Story
George was the eldest child of James Springford Hudson and Martha Ann Adams. George joined the Third Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse, Tasmania Unit on 30th January 1902 and left Hobart on the transport "Englishmen" on 8th April 1902 and arrived at Durban on 10th May 1902. The unit was entrained to Newcastle and joined the Battalion at Kitchener's Kop. They remained in camp and awaited orders. They were engaged in exercising the squadrons, recuperating the horses, marching expeditions through the adjacent country. They embarked on the transport "Drayton Grange" on 11 July 1902 and arrived in Tasmania on 9 August 1902. The unit was disbanded on August 19th.
He joined the Australian Imperial Force at Claremont on 21 July 1915 and embarked on the "Ballarat"" on 9 September 1915. George spent some time in Alexandria, France and Belgium- He embarked on the "Marathon" on 15 April 1918. He was discharged on 16 August 1918. He was married Rose May Jacobson on 23 June 1909 at Invermay and gave his occupation as a labourer. George suffered badly during the war with arthritis and rheumatism and after he returned home George worked as a milkman at Penquite Road. He was driving a milk cart for 2 pound and ten shillings a week. In 1919 he applied to the Government for 250 pounds assistance to purchase a bulk milk business from Mr R W Fryett. The expected turnover was sixteen Pounds a week. He also applied to purchase 17 acres from Mrs Von Steiglitz at Newstead through the Closer Settlement Board. In August 1920 George sold a horse to Mr Andrew Goss and as the horse was tied up with the Closer Settlement Board a mistake was made by the department and Mr Goss ended up with both the horse and the cheque for twenty Pounds. It took until December for George to be paid the money.
George died at the age 43 on 11 April 1924
Submitted 15 May 2016 by Frances Hudson