Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.134 | |
| 2. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 42B GQS | |
| 3. Memorial: | Lone Pine Cemetery ANZAC | 21 | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Son of George and Emma Senior, native of Mosman, New South Wales.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 3/Australian Infantry, A.I.F. |
| Action : Gallipoli |
The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.
Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.
Detail :
2224 Private George Sacherveral SENIOR, 3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force.
The Australia War Memorial shows George as 3rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who was apparently killed in action between 7th-12th August 1915.
He is remembered on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, and commemorated at St. Thomas Rest Park, Crows Nest, North Sydney Council, New South Wales, Australia, but not certain if his body is laid to rest at either location.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Excelsior No. 2624 E.C. | Queensland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
20th August 1910 | 17th September 1910 | 22nd October 1910 |
In the 1921 book, he is listed as "George Sacville SENIOR," Private under Excelsior Lodge. In the records of the United Grand Lodge of England he is listed "George Sacheverel Senior, a 25 year old Engineer resident at Eton, Queensland, Australia. Three years of war service (1915-18) is annotated for him in the contribution register, followed by "Killed in action date unknown."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley