FEATONBY, George James
| Service Number: | 2368 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 May 1915, Enlisted at Narrogin, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bendigo Grammar School, Victoria, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row I, Grave 2 Chaplain T. G. Robertson officiated Headstone inscription reads: In remembrance of the beloved son of the late T. & of Mrs. Featonby, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Narrogin War Memorial, Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI, Wickepin Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2368, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Narrogin, WA | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2368, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2368, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Fremantle | |
| 4 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2368, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2368, 11th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Theker Featonby and Annie Featonby nee Foreman of 11 Lyall Street, Auburn, Victoria. Brother of Eva Jane Featonby, Annie Bell Featonby and Henry Newark Featonby
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
After Grammar School he attended Queens College he then completed a year at the Melbourne University Arts.
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
A farmer from Bendigo, Vic prior to enlistment, Pte Featonby embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Fremantle on HMAT Karoola on 25 June 1915, joining his Battalion on Gallipoli on the 4 August 1915.
Two days later, on 6 August 1915 he was killed in action at Lone Pine, Gallipoli aged 36, and was buried in the Shell Green Cemetery, Anzac.
Source: AWM
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