Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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MARGETTS, IVOR STEPHEN

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Captain (Capt) Ivor Stephen Margetts of Wynyard, Tas, who served in the 12th Battalion, standing outside his tent. Capt Margetts was killed in action at Pozieres on 24 July 1916 and was buried by his men on the battlefield. His grave was photographed in 1917 (E000532 and E00193), however, the German Spring Offensive in 1918 re-captured Pozieres and Margetts' grave was obliterated and was lost. His name is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.

Biographical note: Captain Ivor Stephen Margetts, 12 Battalion. Mentioned in Despatches. Killed in action at Pozieres, 24 July, 1916, aged 24. Son of Stephen Ward Margetts and Charlotte Margetts, of Wynyard, Tasmania. Born at Launceston, Tasmania. Resident schoolmaster at the Hutchins School, Hobart, Tasmania; educated at the High School, Launceston. Before the war he had been a lieutenant in the 93rd (Derwent) Infantry, and was its adjutant from 21 October 1913. Joined the AIF at outbreak of war.

THE LATE CAPT. MARGETTS.

MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES.

Mr. S. W. Margetts of Wynyard has received the following letter from Colonel M. D. Graham, Assistant Military Secretary to the War Office

"I have it in command from His Majesty the King to inform you, as next-of-kin of the late Captain Ivor Stephen Margetts, of the 12th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces, that this officer was mentioned in a despatch from General Sir Douglas Haig, dated November 11, 1916, and published in the second supplement to the London Gazette, dated 4th January, 1917, for gallant and distinguished service in the field. I am to express to you the King's high appreciation of these services, and to add that His Majesty trusts that their public acknowledgment may be of some consolation in your bereavement."

Captain Margotts, who was educated at the High School, Launceston, and at the University, Hobart, was teaching at the Hutchins School when the war broke out. He went away as lieu- tenant with the first Expeditionary Force, and fought right through the Gallipoli campaign, during which he had many remarkable escapes. On one occasion, with his clothes riddled with bullets, he went through an engagement untouched, while every other officer in his company was either killed or wounded. He was subsequently promoted to captain, and was in charge of his company when he was killed in action in France. He was a prominent footballer, and played regularly in club and representative matches, both in the North and South. He was a thorough sportsman in every way, and it is safe to say that no more popular officer has ever left the shores of Australia.

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