George Joseph Thew
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'''THEW, George Joseph''' | '''THEW, George Joseph''' | ||
- | '''Service no:''' 1388 [ | + | '''Service no:''' 1388 [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8099571] |
- | '''Place of birth:''' Burwood | + | '''Place of birth:''' Burwood, 21 June 1893 |
'''Address:''' c/- Mrs J.E. Johnson, Post Office, Manildra | '''Address:''' c/- Mrs J.E. Johnson, Post Office, Manildra | ||
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- | + | George Joseph Thew was born in Burwood in 1893. He was the first child born to George Joseph Thew and his wife, Jane Elizabeth (nee Growder). | |
- | When he enlisted in Sydney in September 1914 | + | When he enlisted in Sydney in September 1914 George was living in Manildra, where he worked as a packer. |
- | + | George embarked for Egypt in October 1914, a private in the 3rd Battalion. Private Thew was killed in action in the Battle of Lone Pine at Gallipoli on 7 August 1915. His body was retrieved several days later, identified by his pay book located in a pocket of his uniform. He was buried in a mass grave near Brown’s Dip; the Dean of Sydney presided over the burial service. | |
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+ | George Joseph Thew is commemorated on Wellington Cenotaph and Panel 21 of the Lone Pine Memorial on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey. | ||
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- | [[Category:Service Men and Women|Thew | + | [[Category:Service Men and Women|Thew-George-Joseph]] |
- | [[Category:Honour Roll|Thew | + | [[Category:Honour Roll|Thew-George-Joseph]] |
Current revision as of 01:03, 10 February 2021
THEW, George Joseph
Service no: 1388 [1]
Place of birth: Burwood, 21 June 1893
Address: c/- Mrs J.E. Johnson, Post Office, Manildra
Occupation: Packer
Next of kin: Jane Elizabeth Farr (formerly Thew) (mother), Post Office, Manildra, later Gobolion Street, Wellington
Date of enlistment: 1 September 1914
Place of enlistment: Sydney
Age at enlistment: 21
Fate: Embarked HMAT A14 Euripides Sydney 20 October 1914. Joined Mediterranean Expeditionary Force 5 April 1915. Reported missing in action Gallipoli 7-12 August 1915. Declared killed in action at Gallipoli, Turkey following a court hearing dated 5 June 1916.
Date of death: 7 August 1915
Buried: Between Lone Pine and Brown’s Dip, Gallipoli, Turkey
George Joseph Thew was born in Burwood in 1893. He was the first child born to George Joseph Thew and his wife, Jane Elizabeth (nee Growder).
When he enlisted in Sydney in September 1914 George was living in Manildra, where he worked as a packer.
George embarked for Egypt in October 1914, a private in the 3rd Battalion. Private Thew was killed in action in the Battle of Lone Pine at Gallipoli on 7 August 1915. His body was retrieved several days later, identified by his pay book located in a pocket of his uniform. He was buried in a mass grave near Brown’s Dip; the Dean of Sydney presided over the burial service.
George Joseph Thew is commemorated on Wellington Cenotaph and Panel 21 of the Lone Pine Memorial on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey.