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Private George Forbes Hussey

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Private George Forbes Hussey

Birth
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Death
21 Apr 1917 (aged 37–38)
Abbeville, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
Burial
Abbeville, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot II. Row F. Grave 2.
Memorial ID
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Son of Edward and Elizabeth Hussey; husband of Sarah Jane Hussey, of 81 Kent St., New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland.
Regimental number 13791
Religion Church of England
Occupation Male nurse
Address Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 45
Next of kin Wife, Mrs S J Hussey, 199 Kent Street, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date 7 November 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name Army Medical Corps, Special Reinforcements
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on 29 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 3rd Australian General Hospital
Fate Died of disease 21 April 1917
Panel number 183, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Age at death 51
Son of Edward and Elizabeth Hussey; husband of Sarah Jane Hussey, of 81 Kent St., New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland.
Regimental number 13791
Religion Church of England
Occupation Male nurse
Address Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 45
Next of kin Wife, Mrs S J Hussey, 199 Kent Street, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date 7 November 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name Army Medical Corps, Special Reinforcements
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on 29 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 3rd Australian General Hospital
Fate Died of disease 21 April 1917
Panel number 183, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Age at death 51

Inscription

Personal Inscription: - "THOUGH HIS BODY RESTETH HIS MEMORY NEVER DIES HIS SORROWING WIFE"

Gravesite Details

Private, Details, 3rd Australian Gen. Hosp. Australian Army Medical Corps. Native of Belfast, Ireland. Age 51.


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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56591359/george_forbes-hussey: accessed ), memorial page for Private George Forbes Hussey (1879–21 Apr 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56591359, citing Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Abbeville, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).