Obituary - Geoffrey de Talworth Backhouse

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Second son of Mr Talworth and Mrs. E. A’Beckett Backhouse, of Murrumbeena, and grandson of late Mr. W. A. C. A’Beckett. Educated at Haileybury College, Brighton, and Scotch College. Before enlisting was engaged in farming pursuits at Koo-wee rup. Eldest brother, Nigel, is chaplain to 7th Light Horse, now in Palestine; and youngest brother, Herbert, recently discharged from active service.</p> </div> <div class="infoList"> <h3>Original publication</h3> <ul> <li><div class="source-citation__item"> <a href="/obituaries/search/?query=source%3A%22Argus%20%28Melbourne%29%22"> <span class="source-citation__title--emphasised">Argus</span> <span class="source-citation__title">(Melbourne)</span> </a> <span class="source-citation__separator">, </span> <span class="source-citation__date">29 October 1917</span> <span class="source-citation__separator">, </span> <span class="source-citation__pages">p 8</span> <span class="source-citation__separator"> </span> <a href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1659422">(view original)</a> </div></li> </ul> </div> <div class="infoList"> <h3>Additional Resources and Scholarship</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=3043276" target="_blank">World War I service record</a>, B2455, item Backhouse G de T (National Archives of Australia)</li> </ul> </div> <div class="infoList"> <div class="treelink"><h3 class="treelink">Related Entries in NCB Sites</h3><p class="treelink"><a class="treelink" href="/treeview/17152">view family tree</a></p></div> <ul> <li><a href="https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/backhouse-emily-elizabeth-17155">Backhouse, Emily Elizabeth</a> (mother)<span class="linkicon"><a href="https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/backhouse-emily-elizabeth-17155"><img src="/images/site/pa/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to People Australia entry" title="go to People Australia entry"/></a></span></li> <li><a href="https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/backhouse-benjamin-talworth-17153">Backhouse, Benjamin Talworth</a> (father)<span class="linkicon"><a href="https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/backhouse-benjamin-talworth-17153"><img src="/images/site/pa/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to People Australia entry" title="go to People Australia entry"/></a></span></li> <li><a href="https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/hay-isabel-emily-31293">Hay, Isabel Emily</a> (sister)<span class="linkicon"><a href="https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/hay-isabel-emily-31293"><img src="/images/site/pa/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to People Australia entry" title="go to People Australia entry"/></a></span></li> <li><a href="https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/backhouse-william-talworth-17154">Backhouse, William Talworth</a> (brother)<span class="linkicon"><a href="https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/backhouse-william-talworth-17154"><img src="/images/site/pa/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to People Australia entry" title="go to People Australia entry"/></a></span></li> <li><a href="https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/chomley-ethel-beatrice-17156">Chomley, Ethel Beatrice</a> (aunt)<span class="linkicon"><a href="https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/chomley-ethel-beatrice-17156"><img src="/images/site/oa/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to Obituaries Australia entry" title="go to Obituaries Australia entry"/></a></span></li> <li><a href="https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/backhouse-alfred-paxton-44">Backhouse, Alfred Paxton</a> (uncle)<span class="linkicon"><a href="https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/backhouse-alfred-paxton-44"><img src="/images/site/oa/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to Obituaries Australia entry" title="go to Obituaries Australia entry"/></a></span><span class="linkicon"><a href="https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/backhouse-alfred-paxton-44"><img src="/images/site/adb/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to ADB entry" title="go to ADB entry"/></a></span></li> <li><a href="https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/chomley-charles-henry-5587">Chomley, Charles Henry</a> (uncle by marriage)<span class="linkicon"><a href="https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/chomley-charles-henry-5587"><img src="/images/site/adb/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to ADB entry" title="go to ADB entry"/></a></span></li> <li><a href="https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/a-beckett-emma-13429">à Beckett, Emma</a> (grandmother)<span class="linkicon"><a href="https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/a-beckett-emma-13429"><img src="/images/site/oa/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to Obituaries Australia entry" title="go to Obituaries Australia entry"/></a></span></li> <li><a href="https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/backhouse-benjamin-45">Backhouse, Benjamin</a> (grandfather)<span class="linkicon"><a href="https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/backhouse-benjamin-45"><img src="/images/site/oa/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to Obituaries Australia entry" title="go to Obituaries Australia entry"/></a></span><span class="linkicon"><a href="https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/backhouse-benjamin-45"><img src="/images/site/adb/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to ADB entry" title="go to ADB entry"/></a></span></li> <li><a href="https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/a-beckett-william-arthur-2863">à Beckett, William Arthur</a> (grandfather)<span class="linkicon"><a href="https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/a-beckett-william-arthur-2863"><img src="/images/site/oa/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to Obituaries Australia entry" title="go to Obituaries Australia entry"/></a></span><span class="linkicon"><a href="https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/a-beckett-william-arthur-2863"><img src="/images/site/adb/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to ADB entry" title="go to ADB entry"/></a></span></li> <li><a href="https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/a-beckett-emma-gertrude-18703/text30300">à Beckett, Emma Gertrude</a> (cousin)<span class="linkicon"><a href="https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/a-beckett-emma-gertrude-18703/text30300"><img src="/images/site/pa/siteIcon.jpg" alt="go to People Australia entry" title="go to People Australia entry"/></a></span></li> </ul> </div> <div class="citation"> <h3>Citation details</h3> <p>'Backhouse, Geoffrey de Talworth (1890–1917)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/backhouse-geoffrey-de-talworth-17152/text28968, accessed 23 February 2025.</p> </div> <div id="printFooter"> <p class="floatLeft">© Copyright Obituaries Australia, 2010-2025</p> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> $(function() { Shadowbox.init({ counterType: 'skip', continuous: true, overlayOpacity: 0.80 }); }); </script> <div id="pageSidebar"> <div class="lifeSummary"> <h3>Life Summary <span><a href ="/lifesummary/backhouse-geoffrey-de-talworth-17152" target="_blank">[details]</a></span></h3> <h5>Birth</h5> <p> <a href="/obituaries/birth/?bdate=1890">1890</a> <br /> <a href="/obituaries/search/?query=birthLocation%3A%22Malvern%2C%20Melbourne%2C%20Victoria%2C%20Australia%22">Malvern, Melbourne</a>, <a href="/obituaries/search/?query=birthLocation%3A%22Victoria%2C%20Australia%22">Victoria</a>, <a href="/obituaries/search/?query=birthLocation%3A%22Australia%22">Australia</a> </p> <h5>Death</h5> <p> <a href="/obituaries/death/?ddate=04101917">4 October</a>, <a href="/obituaries/death/?ddate=1917">1917</a> (aged ~ 27) <br /> <a href="/obituaries/search/?query=deathLocation%3A%22France%22">France</a> </p> <h5>Cause of Death</h5> <p> <a href="/obituaries/search/?query=causeOfDeath%3A%22killed%20in%20action%22">killed in action</a> </p> <div class="life-summary__heading-container"> <h5 class="life-summary__heading--note">Religious Influence</h5> <button class="life-summary__note-button" title="View explanatory note" data-note-text-id="life-summary-religious"> <img src="/images/down_arrow.png" class="life-summary__button-image"> </button> </div> <p class="life-summary__note-text" id="life-summary-religious"> Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included. </p><ul> <li> <a href="/obituaries/search/?query=religion%3A%22Anglican%22">Anglican</a> </li> </ul> <h5> Education </h5> <ul> <li> <a 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