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Married: 1921. Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia. Marriage Cert:7818/1921.
Wife: Jessamine B Seagrott. nee: Newman.
Died: 1959. Manly, New South Wales, Australia. Death Cert:34133/1959. (note; George Henry Seagrott)
Mother: Isabella Maria Seagrott. nee: Lennard. (1879-1853) Died at Newton, N.S.W. Death Cert:17190/1953. (St Peters)
George Frederick Seagott enlisted with the AIF on the 10th of November 1915 and was allocated to C Company 33rd Battalion AIF and embarked
from Sydney onboard HMAT A74 "Marathon" on the 4th May 1916.
27/03/1917.
Private: 866 George Frederick SEAGROTT. On the night of February 24/25th during a raid on the German trenches Private SEAGROTT
displayed most conspicuous gallantry. While returning to our trenches he realised that his Officer 2/Lieutenant: 918 William
Douglas MCKENZIE whom he knew was the last to leave the enemy's trench was not coming on. Under heavy shell, rifle and Machine-Gun fire he returned
alone to the enemy's wire some distance back and found 2nd Lieutenant MCKENZIE in a dazed condition and the mangled body of the Officer prisoner he
was escorting lying beside him.
Private SEAGROTT who is of slight build succeeded in bringing 2nd Lieutenant MCKENZIE back to our lines after a dangerous and ardous journey
across NO MANS LAND which was in a very heavy condition and under heavy fire from Artillery and Machine-Guns. The raiding party (drawn from 33rd Battalion
A.I.F.) consisted of four Officers and 78 other ranks and entered the German trenches at PORT BALLOT, c29.a.44.26 on February 24/25th 1917.
London Gazette 17th April 1917. Page 3694 Position 9.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 21st of August 1917. Page 1784
Position 5.
George was a single 19 year old Miner from Gilgai via Inverell, N.S.W. upon enlistment. His parents Henry and Isabella Seagrott were married in 1897
at Inverell, N.S.W. and had 5 children. George Frederick Seagrott born 1897 at Inverell, N.S.W. Birth Cert:32070/1897 and died
1959 at Manly, N.S.W. Death Cert:34133/1959 William Thomas Seagrott born 1899 at Warialda, N.S.W. Birth Cert:16761/1899 and died in 1943
at Bellingen, N.S.W. Death Cert:18729/1943. Rosie M M Seagrott born 1901 at Inverell, N.S.W. Birth Cert:13458/1901. Ernest Henry Seagrott born
1903 at Inverell, N.S.W. Birth Cert:12713/1903 and died in 1964 at Macksville, N.S.W. Death Cert:39680/1964. Iris Seagrott born 1907 at Inverell,
N.S.W. Birth Cert:25067/1907.
(Australian National Archives)
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