Sir George Coutts LIGERTWOOD

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LIGERTWOOD, George Coutts

Service Number:	62110
Enlisted:	6 May 1918, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Maylands, South Australia, 15 October 1888
Home Town:	Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia
Schooling:	Norwood Public, University of Adelaide (BA: 1908, LLB: 1910)
Occupation:	Solicitor, Judge, Barrister, University Chancellor & Soldier
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, 13 October 1967, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia East Area, Rose Bed E25, Position 4
Memorials:	Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide Members of the Legal Profession & Students at Law WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Norwood Primary School Honour Board, SA Caledonian Society Soldiers Memorial WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

6 May 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 62110, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, Adelaide, SA
6 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 62110, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: SS Gaika embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
6 Aug 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 62110, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, SS Gaika, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 62110, 43rd Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Sir George Coutts Ligertwood (1888-1967), judge, was born on 15 October 1888 at Maylands, Adelaide, third child of William Leith Ligertwood, a builder from Scotland, and his native-born wife Margaret, née Anderson....

On 6 May 1918 Ligertwood enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force; he was undergoing training in England when World War I ended. He returned to South Australia in 1919 and was a partner in the firm Baker, McEwin, Ligertwood & Millhouse.

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