George Ferguson LovelockAge: 24 years1891–1916
- Name
- George Ferguson Lovelock
- Given names
- George Ferguson
- Surname
- Lovelock
| Birth | 17 November 1891 29 29 Citation details: (consistent with his birth 17 Nov 1891) Citation details: Births 1892, South Yarra, reg no. 36580 Text: Year Surname Given Names Sex Father Mother Birth Place Reg Number 1892 LOVELOCK Geo Ferguson M Fred Barkly Mary FERGUSON SOUTH YARRA 36580 |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Lovelock 1894 (Age 2 years) Citation details: Births 1894, South Yarra, Reg No 15653 Text: Year Surname Given Names Sex Father Mother Birth Place Reg Number 1894 LOVELOCK Saml M Fredk Barkly Mary FERGUSSON SOUTH YARRA 15653 |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Lovelock 1894 (Age 2 years) Citation details: Deaths 1894, South Yarra, Reg no. 7551 Text: Year Surname Given Names Sex Father Mother Age Birth Place Death Place Reg Number 1894 LOVELOCK Saml M Fredk Barkly Mary FERGUSON 8D Sy 7551 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Manning Ferguson 1894 (Age 2 years) Citation details: email message 13-Feb-2013 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Tate Page 10 May 1894 (Age 2 years) Citation details: email message 13-Feb-2013 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Agnes Lamb Stratton 24 August 1906 (Age 14 years) Citation details: email message 13-Feb-2013 Source: Data at Ancestry.com |
| Death of a brother | Hector Norman Lovelock 26 December 1909 (Age 18 years) Citation details: Email messages 4 and 6-Sep-09 and Legacy database provided 4-Nov-07 Citation details: Email message 5-Sep-09 |
| Death | 15 September 1916 (Age 24 years) Citation details: Email message 4-Sep-09 and Legacy database provided 4-Nov-07 Citation details: email message 13-Feb-2013 |
| Burial | Citation details: Email message 5-Sep-09 |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Frederick Barkly Lovelock Birth: 13 December 1861 39 23 — Barkly, Victoria, Australia Death: 16 July 1938 — New Zealand |
| mother |
Mary Tait Birth: 1862 35 21 — Hotham, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Death: 9 August 1929 |
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Marriage: 12 August 1885 — South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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9 months elder brother |
Birth: 27 May 1886 24 24 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Death: 3 February 1961 — Kawakawa, New Zealand |
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15 months elder brother |
John (Ferguson) Lovelock Birth: 27 August 1887 25 25 — Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Death: 30 August 1918 — France |
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19 months elder brother |
Frederick (Barkly) Lovelock Birth: 8 April 1889 27 27 — South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Death: 19 December 1931 — Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand |
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20 months elder brother |
Hector Norman Lovelock Birth: 9 December 1890 28 28 — South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Death: 26 December 1909 |
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11 months himself |
George Ferguson Lovelock Birth: 17 November 1891 29 29 — South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Death: 15 September 1916 — Flers, Somme, France |
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3 years younger brother |
Samuel Lovelock Birth: 1894 32 32 — South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Death: 1894 — South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Birth | Jack Lovelock (Email exchanges, including Legacy databases provided 4-Nov-07) Citation details: (consistent with his birth 17 Nov 1891) |
| Birth | Births, Marriages and Deaths Victoria, Australia (Compiled by Robert Sterry Citation details: Births 1892, South Yarra, reg no. 36580 Text: Year Surname Given Names Sex Father Mother Birth Place Reg Number 1892 LOVELOCK Geo Ferguson M Fred Barkly Mary FERGUSON SOUTH YARRA 36580 |
| Death | Jack Lovelock (Email exchanges, including Legacy databases provided 4-Nov-07) Citation details: Email message 4-Sep-09 and Legacy database provided 4-Nov-07 |
| Death | John Bishop (Email correspondence beginning 24-Aug-09) Citation details: email message 13-Feb-2013 |
| Burial | Jack Lovelock (Email exchanges, including Legacy databases provided 4-Nov-07) Citation details: Email message 5-Sep-09 |
| Source | Jack Lovelock (Email exchanges, including Legacy databases provided 4-Nov-07) Citation details: (consistent with his birth 17 Nov 1891) |
| Note | George's mother, Mary, was living at 9 Cheltham Road, Devonport when he enlisted in June 1916. In 1921 the address was 18 Leamington Road, Mt Eden. He was employed as a packer at Whittome and Stevenson, Newmarket. George was killed in action in France on 15th September 1916. He embarked for Marseilles on 20/5/18 [should read 20/5/16?] and arrived at Etarples 28/5/18 [should read 28/5/16?]. Joined "D" company on 13/8/18 [should read 13/8/16?] and was killed one month later. Caterpillar cemetery contains 5,569 graves of which 3,796 of the burials are unidentified. George died in the battle of the Somme and will be one of 1,200 officers and men of the NZ Division whose graves are unknown. |