George Hamilton Sydney MADDOCK

George Hamilton Sydney MADDOCK Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

MADDOCK, George Hamilton Sydney

Service Numbers:	170, 692, 1304
Enlisted:	1 October 1899
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	11th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Warwick, Queensland Australia, 1874
Home Town:	Yeerongpilly, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	21 July 1960, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 170, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
1 Jun 1900:	Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant Major , 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 483 notes promoted to Sergeant 1 Jun 1900.
1 Jun 1900:	Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant Major , 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 483 notes promoted to Sergeant 1 Jun 1900.
26 Sep 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 692, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 2nd Draft of the 6th QIB embarked at Sydney 26 Sep 1901 aboard Harlech Castle arriving Cape Town 26 Oct 1901.
23 Jun 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 692, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902.

World War 1 Service

15 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1304, Camel Corps
12 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1304, Camel Corps, Embarked at Sydney aboard HMAT Medic A7
12 Nov 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 1304, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Emabrked at Suez for return to Australia aboard HT Wiltshire.
21 Jan 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1304, 11th Light Horse Regiment

Help us honour George Hamilton Sydney Maddock's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

George Hamilton Sydney Maddock was born in 1874 near Warwick, Queensland, a son to Rigby James Maddock and Laura Casandra Maddock (nee Barnes). He married Frances Mary Queale on 5 Sep 1911 in Queensland.

He served twice in the South African (Boer) War and also enlisted for WW1. First service was as a Private (rising to Sergeant) S.N. 170 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Private S.N. 692 in the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Third service was as a Private/Trooper S.N. 1304 in the 1st Camel Regiment (11th Light Horse Reg.), AIF, WW1.

(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 483 & 519; National Archives Australia WW1 service record).

Virtual
War Memorial
Australia