George Cartwright
Private, 33rd Battalion (New South Wales) Australian Imperial Force
- Register No.
- 192 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 33rd Battalion (New South Wales) Australian Imperial Force (register: 33rd Battalion, AIF) all AIF VCs →
- Date of action
- 31 October 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 14th December 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 9th December 1894 at Camberwell, London
- Died
- 2nd February 1978 at Epping, New South Wales, Australia
- Memorial / grave
- the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
Digest of citation
On 31st August 1918 at Road Wood, south-west of Bouchavesnes, near Peronne, France, when two companies were held up by machine-gun fire, Private Cartwright attacked the gun alone under intense fire. He shot three of the crew and, having bombed the post, captured the gun and nine of the enemy
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
CARTWRIGHT, George. (reg No. 192).
Private. 33rd Battalion (New South Wales) Australian Imperial Force.
London Gazetted on 14th December 1918.
Born on 9th December 1894 at Camberwell, London.
Died on 2nd February 1978 at Epping, New South Wales, Australia.
Memorial at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Digest of Citation reads: On 31st August 1918 at Road Wood, south-west of Bouchavesnes, near Peronne, France, when two companies were held up by machine-gun fire, Private Cartwright attacked the gun alone under intense fire. He shot three of the crew and, having bombed the post, captured the gun and nine of the enemy.
Additional information: Captain Cartwright also held the E D* . He served with the 28th Infantry Training Battalion, at the reception training depot, Eastern Command, Australia, during World War Two.
* Not yet traced this Decoration.
Additional information
Captain Cartwright also held the E D* . He served with the 28th Infantry Training Battalion, at the reception training depot, Eastern Command, Australia, during World War Two.
* Not yet traced this Decoration.
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