Hubert Esme GOVETT

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GOVETT, Hubert Esme

Service Number:	41192
Enlisted:	1 August 1914, Royal Engineers (British Army) 67th Field Company
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Malvern, Victoria, Australia , 1890
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Melbourne C of E Grammar School; Geelong Grammar, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Engineer
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 18 December 1915
Cemetery:	Hill 10 Cemetery, Türkiye (including Gallipoli) I. I. 7
Memorials:	Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

1 Aug 1914:	Enlisted 41192, Royal Engineers (British Army) 67th Field Company
18 Dec 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 41192, Royal Engineers (UK) 67th Field Company

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Hubert Esme Govett who was killed in action on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 18th December 1915 was the third son of the late Mr. Robert Govett of St. Albans, Geelong (Vic) and Culloden (Qld.). He was born in 1890 and was at the Preparatory School in 1899 and 1900 and then went to Geelong College. He left for England when he was 17 years of age to study engineering at the Crystal Palace, and was employed at the British Thomson Houston firm of engineers at Ruby for some years, where he was very popular. He was a keen sportsman and motorist, equally good with gun, rod or rifle. He joined the Royal Engineers as a Sapper in August 1914 and quickly rose to the rank of a Corporal. He was twice offered a commission. He was killed by a shell on 19th December while waiting to blow up a gun if necessary. He was buried in the 11th Division Cemetery, Kavakol Gap, Suvla.

War Services Old Melburnians 1914 - 1918

Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Hubert Esme GOVETT was born in Malvern , Victoria in 1890

His parents were Robert GOVETT and Lydia Laura TEALE

He died on 18th December, 1915 at Gallipoli - last rank was 2nd Corporal with the Royal Engineers (UK) 67th Field Company

His brother Robert Eric GOVETT also served in WW1 and died of war related illness in 1921

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