PESTORIUS, George Charles
| Service Number: | 6834 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Qld., 8 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Imbil, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Maryborough Grammar School |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | After a long illness, At home, Brisbane, Qld., 23 June 1946, aged 54 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Bed 12, Area 12 |
| Memorials: | Imbil Mary Valley Enlistments WW1 Honour Board, Kandanga Cemetery Memorial, Maryborough Baptist Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6834, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 6834, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 6834, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney |
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Son of Carl and Jane Ann (Harrison) PESTORIUS
Husband of Emily Helen PESTORIUS, State School, Imbil, Gympie, Qld.
MR G. C. PESTORIUS
Obituary notices in the Brisbane Press mark the passing of George Charles Pestorius, Inspector of Schools under the Department of Public Instruction. He will be lamented by hosts of friends and generations of young Queenslanders to whom he was mentor and benefactor.
He was born at Maryborough on November 8, 1891, and in due course passed the Scholarship examination, thus gaining admittance to the Maryborough Grammar School, where he received his secondary education. He was appointed a pupil teacher at Tinana School at the age of 14 years, and became a classified teacher in 1910. He served as head teacher at Haly's Creek, as assistant teacher at Many Peaks, Enoggera and Hemmant and as head teacher at Imbil Rural School, Home Hill Rural School and Ross Island (Townsville).
In 1936 he was appointed Inspector of Schools and was stationed in that capacity in the Cairns, Mackay-Rockhampton and Bundaberg districts, and for a year prior to his death was employed at head office, Brisbane.
In July, 1916, he enlisted in the the AIF and was a member of the 26th Battalion, being discharged medically unfit in March, 1919 after three years' service, two served overseas.
During later years he was an enthusiastic bowler and a popular member of the Ithaca Bowling Club. He was a member of Lodges Telford, Imbil; AIF Memorial, Townsville; and Ashgrove, Brisbane.
Mr Pestorius is survived by his wife (formerly Miss Emma Healy) a member of a well-known teaching family), son Harry and daughters Margaret and June. A sister, Miss Gladys Pestorius, lives in Brisbane, and a brother, Percy, at Tambo.
Legions of friends throughout the State will mourn the passing of a great citizen, a foremost educationalist, and a kindly gentleman. He will be long remembered by those privileged to enjoy the warmth of his friendship.
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