NESWICK, George Leslie
| Service Number: | 14003 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Avoca, Tasmania, Australia, June 1876 |
| Home Town: | Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Motor cycle accident, Hamilton North, New South Wales, Australia, 2 October 1929 |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 1-54. 24. |
| Memorials: | Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 14003, 14th Field Company Engineers | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Driver, 14003, 14th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Driver, 14003, 14th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 5 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 14003, 14th Field Company Engineers |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served during The Great War, now resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
91 years ago today, on the Friday afternoon of the 4th October 1929, Driver George Leslie Neswick, 14th Field Company Australian Engineers (Reg No-14003), blacksmith and farrier and watchman from 19 Chinchen street, Islington, New South Wales and Linden Street, Islington West, N.S.W. and 25 Clyde Street, Hamilton North, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 53. ANGLICAN 1-54. 24.
Born at Avoca, Tasmania, June 1876 to George and Ellen Neswick, George enlisted January 1916 at Sydney, N.S.W.
Sustaining no injuries or illness during his service, George returned home July 1919, being discharged on the 5th September 1919.
Mr Neswick’s name has been inscribed on the Wickham Municipal District Roll of Honour Board (1).
The tragic circumstances of George’s death was reported.
Mr Neswick is resting in an unmarked grave, forgotten, so May 2020 I placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
Due to the circumstances of George’s death, he would not be considered for official commemoration, so a Plaque will be supplied by the Forgotten Diggers Headstone Project to restore Mr Neswick’s honour and dignity.
Many thanks to Michelle Foster for the extensive family history research.
Please contact me if you are a descendant.
Lest We Forget.
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