George COWPERTHWAITE

COWPERTHWAITE, George

Service Numbers: 7456, 85689
Enlisted: 21 March 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Special Services AIF
Born: Kent, England, 24 May 1868
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Bricklayer
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World War 1 Service

21 Mar 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7456, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
14 Jun 1917: Embarked Private, 7456, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
14 Jun 1917: Involvement Private, 7456, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7456, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to senility
14 May 1919: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 85689, Special Services AIF, Previously served with the 2nd Battalion with number 7456
27 May 1919: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 85689, Special Services AIF, Embarked SS Willochra as Sydney
20 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 85689, Special Services AIF, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Surname sometimes spelt as Cowper-Waite and Cowperhwaite. Marital status given as widower

Next of kin given as his brother William Cowperwaite od Caliope Street, Redfern, NSW and his sister Sarah Doyle of Riley Street, Sydney, NSW had also been given as a kin of kin 

Returned to Australia (first time) on 3 January 1918 aboard HT Anchises

Commenced return to Australia (second time) on 6 September 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 24 October 1919

Medal: British War Medal

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