Regimental number | 62 |
Place of birth | Willowgrove, Victoria |
Place of birth | Moe, Victoria |
Other Names | SEAGER, George Routhwell |
School | Pulteney St Boys School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Seaman |
Address | Mitchell Street, Goodwood Park, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs A Seager, Mitchell Street, Goodwood Park, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 3.5 years in the Royal Australian Navy; resigned. Served in New Guinea (Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, 1914). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Morphettville, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, Machine Gun Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A10 Karroo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Walker's Ridge, Gallipoli |
Age at death | 17.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 17 |
Place of burial | Ari Burnu Cemetery (Row A, Grave 18), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St George the Martyr's Anglican Church, Goodwood, Adelaide, South Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the Glory of God. In Honour of Our Lady, Blessed Michael the Archangel, Blessed George the Martyr & of all the Blessed Saints. To the dear Memory of all those who went forth from this Altar, where they offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Christ, to give their lives in the Great War. This Screen is Blessed on Anzac Day 25 April 1922 being the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist.' Parents: Clarendon and Alexandra SEAGER, Middlethorpe, Mitcham, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Major Harold William Hastings SEAGER MC, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 14 January 1919; 185 Pte Edward Clarendon SEAGER DCM, 4th Light Horse, returned to Australia, 7 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915. Killed in action, 7 August 1915 (bullet wound, head). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SEAGER George |