SCURR, George Augustus
| Service Number: | 211 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 January 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gravatt, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld., 15 January 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 2 |
| Memorials: | Holland Park Mount Gravatt Roll of Honour, Tingalpa Shire Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 211, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement 211, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked 211, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Lang
Son of Charles Augustus SCURR and Martha Ann nee FORDHAM, Broadwater Road, Mt Gravatt, Queensland
George Scurr was a 23 year old carpenter when he enlisted on 4th January 1915. He gave his mother as next of kin with an address of Broadwater Road, Mount Gravatt.
Drafted into the 4th Light Horse, George embarked in Brisbane on the “Medic” on 2nd June 1915 and arrived on Gallipoli on 2nd October where he remained until evacuation in December.
George accompanied the Light Horse on a number of campaigns through the Sinai and Palestine for the remainder of the war, by which time he had been promoted to Farrier Sergeant in the 11th Light Horse. Apart from some minor periods of hospitalisation, George came through the war unscathed and he was eventually returned to Australia in August 1919, having served almost four and a half years overseas. It is presumed that he returned to the Mount Gravatt district and may have been connected with the Scurr blacksmith shop on the corner of Creek and Logan Road. George Scurr is buried in the Mount Gravatt cemetery.
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