WARD, George Abel
| Service Number: | 134 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Policeman |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 134, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 May 1900: | Wounded Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 134, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier, contracted Enteric Fever at Bloemfontein date 1 May 1900. | |
| 8 Sep 1900: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 134, 2nd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Returned by transport ship Damascus, disembarked Brisbane 1 Sept 1900, discharged 8 Sept 1900. |
Ward George Arthur 6568 Infantry Brigade Train 7, Company 17
George Arthur WARD otherwise known as George Able Ward was born in 1862 in Lucknow, India the first child of Colonel John Ward and Bessie Ward. His mother died in 1866 in India and the family moved back to England. In 1874 George Ward, 9 years old, was living in Hertfordshire with his father and siblings Frances & Harry.
Per his army records he attended Grammar School in England then immigrated to Queensland in 1884 aged 18 years.
In 1900 he enlisted in the Australian Army and served in the Boer War with the 2ndcontingent.
He returned to Australia and in 1903 he was living at Texas, Qld and was the local Policeman living at the Police Barracks.
Sometime between 1909 and 1912 George Ward moved to Wooroolin and became a Farmer. George was a member of the Wooroolin Brass Band and is included in the 1913 photo with Arthur Morris, Jack Jessen, George Kemp & Jim Cavanagh who are also listed on the WW1 Honour Board. I wonder where his farm was.
George enlisted in the Australian army on 12 Dec 1914 as a Driver in the Infantry Brigade Train 7, Company 17. His unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 24 May 1915. At some stage he was transferred to the 56th Battalion. His sister Miss Frances, J Ward, c/o Mr. Laverick, Hatch End, Middlesex, England was listed as his NOK.
George sadly died in Nov 1916 at Weymouth military hospital of a bronchial infection and is buried at Melcombe Regis Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave 2674). His records show that he suffered from Trench nephritis the same as Reg Booth and Godfrey Christiansen.
George is honoured on the Australian War Memorial Canberra, Enoggera Shire Council Roll of Honour WW1 and the Wooroolin WW1 Honour Board.
Lest We Forget
Submitted 25 October 2022 by Carol Berry
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