George Rothwell SEAGER

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Tpr. George Rothwell Seager, 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment, was killed in action on 7th August 1915. His photograph was published on 30th September 1915. [1]

His commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Carew Reynell, [2] wrote to his mother about the circumstances of his death on 12th August 1915.

“Your son was a gallant youth and a good soldier. He was always a volunteer for any dangerous mission, and didn't know what fear was. At the time he was killed the fire was very hot, and the man working the machine gun had just been wounded; and, although it wasn't his place to be there, your son immediately jumped into his position, and kept firing the gun until he was shot. I hope the knowledge that he died thus as a volunteer in the post of danger will to some extent be a consolation in your sorrow at the loss of so bright a boy.” [3]

A report of his death furnished more details about his past service.

“Lance-Corporal George Rothwell Seager, who was killed in action on August 7, at the battle of Lone Pine, was only 17 years of age. He was the youngest of three brothers at the front, Captain H. W. H. Seager, of the 10th Battalion, [4] and Trooper E. C. Seager, [5] of the 4th Light Horse (Victoria), being the other two. He was in the naval action against the Germans last spring, and on his return home he joined the machine gun section of the 9th Light Horse.” [6]

Originally from Gippsland, Victoria, he was the 17 year-old son of Clarendon and Alexandra Seager, of Middlethorpe, Mitcham, Adelaide, South Australia.

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Descendants of :

Clarendon James SEAGER

Generation 1

1. Clarendon James SEAGER was born ABT 1859 and died 05 Mar 1941 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Helen Nancy ADKIN 1877 in Victoria. He married Alexandrina LAIDLAW 1893 in Victoria. She was born 10 Nov 1870 in Ballarat, Victoria and died 12 Mar 1950 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA.

Other events in the life of Clarendon James SEAGER
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1941, Hawks Nest, Kangaroo Island

Children of Clarendon James SEAGER and Alexandrina LAIDLAW:
  i.   2.   Harold William Hastings (Hal) SEAGER was born ABT 1893 in Inglewood, Victoria and died 03 Jan 1976
  ii.   3.   Edward Clarendon SEAGER was born 1895 in Moe, Victoria and died 23 Sep 1965 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
  iii.     George Rothwell SEAGER was born 12 Sep 1897 in Willowgrove, Victoria and died 07 Aug 1915 in Gallipoli, Turkey
  iv.     Helen Clarine SEAGER was born ABT 1900 and died 08 Dec 1981 in Dandenong, Victoria. She married Harry GROVER 1937 in Sydney, NSW.
  v.     Florence Emily (Flip) SEAGER was born 20 Jun 1907 in Tanunda, SA and died 15 Mar 1991. She married Dean Charlton WOOD 09 Feb 1935 in Norton Summit, SA. He was born 08 Jul 1909 in Laura, SA and died 22 Feb 1998, son of Tom Percy WOOD and Fannie NEWBURY.

Generation 2

2. Harold William Hastings (Hal) SEAGER was born ABT 1893 in Inglewood, Victoria and died 03 Jan 1976. He married Joyce Debenham TEARNE 29 Jul 1925 in Adelaide, SA. She was born 20 Sep 1899 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England and died 07 Sep 1991 in Mount Pleasant, SA.

Other events in the life of Harold William Hastings (Hal) SEAGER
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Hawks Nest, Kangaroo Island 

Children of Harold William Hastings (Hal) SEAGER and Joyce Debenham TEARNE:
  i.     Michael SEAGER
  ii.     Genevieve Joy SEAGER
  iii.     Pauline Elaine SEAGER was born 04 Aug 1940 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 16 Aug 1940 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA

3. Edward Clarendon SEAGER was born 1895 in Moe, Victoria and died 23 Sep 1965 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA. He married Mavis Lavinia Ann (Jan) JONES 12 Aug 1925 in Belair, SA. She was born 1903 in Warracknabeal, Victoria and died 04 Sep 1987, daughter of Frederick George JONES and Laura Emma MANUEL.

Other events in the life of Edward Clarendon SEAGER
Military: 4 LHR SN 185
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Hawks Nest, Kangaroo Island
Burial: 25 Sep 1965, Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA

Children of Edward Clarendon SEAGER and Mavis Lavinia Ann (Jan) JONES:
  i.     Helen Anne SEAGER was born 29 Apr 1926 in Hawks Nest, Kangaroo Island, SA
  ii.     William Edward Boutflower SEAGER was born 22 May 1928 in Hawks Nest, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 12 Mar 1993

Last updated : 30 May 2021

EC Seager ( Ted) farmed at Hawkes Nest KI after the war. His son Bill continued it. The property is now National Park on Seagers road.  - Michael Pengilly