JESSOP, George Henry Frank
| Service Number: | 1903 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1902, Lytton, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Warwick, Qld., 30 June 1878 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Richmond, Queensland, 20 October 1916, aged 38 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Maryborough Boer War Honour Roll |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 1903, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 8 Feb 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1903, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Lytton, Brisbane, Qld. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Shillito JESSOP and Sarah Ann nee BROWN, Saltwater Creek Road, Maryborough, Qld.
News was received on Saturday of the death of Mr. George Jessop, on Thursday night, at Richmond, after 24 hours' illness. The deceased who had charge of a property in the Richmond district, was well known in the Dalby district and in the West generally. He was a son of the late Mr. J.S. Jessop, of Dalby, and a brother of Mr. S.C.O. Jessop, one time land ranger in Dalby and now of Blackall, and saw service in the Boer war. He was decleared to be unfit for the present war on account of an injury to his leg. He was unmarried.
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