SUTHERLAND, George Stuart (1878-1932)
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SUTHERLAND, George Stuart (1878-1932)
George Sutherland was born on 11 January 1878, a son of Kenneth Sutherland and Georgina nee Stuart.
He entered Geelong College as a day student in 1891. His address at the time was Town Hall, Newtown, Geelong. At College he was a member of the 1st Football XVIII in 1892 and 1893 and the 1st Cricket XI in 1894.
During World War I, he enlisted (No. 740) in 2 Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse (Victoria).
His brothers, Kenneth John Sutherland,
Alexander Charles Sutherland (1869-1941)
, and Arthur Benjamin Sutherland (1880-1962), were also educated at Geelong College.
Sources: Based on an edited extract from ‘Geelong Collegians at the Great War’ compiled by James Affleck. p 324 (citing The Pegasus; Australian War Memorial).