George THORPE

THORPE, George

Service Number: 662
Enlisted: 19 November 1914, Enlisted at Sydney
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Dublin, Ireland, October 1882
Home Town: Bundalaguah, Wellington, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Cook
Died: Killed in Action, France, 18 May 1918
Cemetery: Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Morbecque
Plot 3, Row A, Grave No. 8)
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

19 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 662, Enlisted at Sydney
21 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 662, 2nd Light Horse Brigade HQ, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 662, 2nd Light Horse Brigade HQ, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
4 Dec 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion
18 May 1918: Involvement Private, 662, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 662 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-18

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Hello my name is caroline peppard began I'm the great granddaughter of
George Thorpe iv been researching his history for a few years now and still finding out more about this amazing man ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ€
I'm going to visit his grave in February 10th 2020
Iv only recently come across this information and picture..so happy ๐ŸŽ–๐Ÿ…๐ŸŒบ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ€

Here is some details about George Thorpe our hero x
He was born in Dublin Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ€

His children were..
Isabella my nana..
Charles
Grorge junior

Grandchildren Patricia, Joan Mora,Isabella Peter..

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Charles and Alice Thorpe; husband of Bessie Thorpe of 167 Richmond Road, Fairview, Dublin, Ireland later of Hamilton Street, Landore, Wales

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in Royal Dublin Fusiliers for 2 years