George Thomas FULWOOD

Regimental number3318
Place of birthSnowtown, South Australia
SchoolBute Public School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBute, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 10"
Weight182 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Fulwood, Bute, South Australia
Previous military serviceMember for 3 years, Kulpara Rifle Club; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth.
Enlistment date26 July 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 December 1916
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialBournemouth East Cemetery (Plot P, Row I, Grave No. 148), Hampshire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
150
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Bute Cemetery, South Australia. Parents: Richard and Elizabeth (d. 30 September 1917, aged 55; bu. Bute Cemetery) FULWOOD, Bute, South Australia. Photo: Peter Dennis
Family/military connectionsBrother: 11 Sapper Arthur Leslie FULWOOD, 5th Divisional Signal Company, returned to Australia, 24 December 1918; 8 cousins went to war and one was killed.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 1 February 1916 (gun shot wound, right thigh and leg).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as FULLWOOD.
SourcesNAA: B2455, FULWOOD George Thomas