HAZLETT, George Connolly
| Service Numbers: | 2314, 1097 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 February 1903, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Hamilton, Vic., 1872 |
| Home Town: | Boort, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer / Road Contractor |
| Died: | Head Injuries due to fall, D & D Hospital, Vic., 17 April 1952 |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 2314, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 11 Feb 1903: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 2314, Melbourne, Vic. |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1097, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 10 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1097, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1097, 4th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Persia, Melbourne |
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Death of Harrisfield Boer
War Veteran
MR. GEORGE CONNOLLY HAZLETT, of Callander Rd., Harrisfield, who passed away in the D. & D. Hospital on April 17th, at the grand age of 83, was a Boer War veteran and also a sergeant in the A.L.H. of the 1st A.I.F. A native of Hamilton, he was a retired farmer and contractor. He is survived by his wife, for whom heartfelt sympathy is felt. After a service by Pastor Grainger on Friday week. deceased’s remains were cremated at Spring Vale. The casket was draped with the Union Jack ancd an R.S.L. wreath was placed on the casket.
Deceased passed away as a result of head injuries received when he collansed and fell in Lonsdale St., Dandenong, about a fortnight before the end. W. J. Garnar & Son carried out the funeral arrangements