Geoffrey Bury DEWHIRST

Surname: DEWHIRST

Christian Names: Geoffrey Bury

Date & Place of Birth: 2^nd August, 1896

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Given Name(s): Geoffrey Bury

Last Name: DEWHIRST

Birth Date: 1896, August 02

Gender: M

Father: Edward Nicolle DEWHIRST

Mother: Annie Rosina RUMBALL

Birth Place/Residence: Port Adelaide

District: Port Adelaide

Symbol:

Book/Page: 588/399

Service Number: 5020

Service Unit: 4/32^nd Battalion

Date & Place of Enlistment: 1^st September, 1917, Mt Gambier, age 21

Profession prior to Enlistment: Bank Clerk

Date of Return to Aust. & Date of Discharge: N/A

Nature of Casualty:

Date KIA:

Place KIA:

Died of Wounds: Yes

Date Died of Wounds: 24^th June, 1918

Place Died of Wounds: France (Buried Crouy British Cemetery)

Died of Injuries or disease:

Next of Kin (NOK) Address

Father: Edward Nicolle Dewhurst, American River, (1850 – 1935)

Mother: Annie Rosina Dewhirst (nee Rumball) (1861 - ?)

Brother(s): Edward Bertram Dewhirst (723, 2^nd Aust. Flying Squadron)

Also died of wounds

Sister(s): Margaret Helen

Service

Egypt: Yes

Gallipoli:

France: Yes

Other:

Campaign Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Bravery Awards, Citations, MID:

If Died, Plaque & Scroll received by NOK: Memorial plaque & Memorial scroll

Rank: Private

Kingscote Honour Board No

Kingscote Monument No

Penneshaw Honour Board No

Penneshaw Memorial No

KI Connection: Father bank manager

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Geoffrey Bury DEWHIRST

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Brother to James Hay DEWHIRST and Edward Bertram DEWHIRST

K.I. Connection: parents Edward Nicolle DEWHIRST and Annie Rosina RUMBALL resided at American River, K.I.

Readers will regret to hear that

Pte. G. B. Dewhirst, son of Mr

Dewhirst of American River, died

of wounds in France on June 24.

PERSONAL. (1918, July 20). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189504883