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GORRIE, Archibald James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3300 |
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Enlisted: | 2 April 1917 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Wigston, Leicestershire, England, 14 October 1884 |
Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Oxford University, England |
Occupation: | School teacher |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1918, aged 33 years |
Cemetery: |
Bray Military Cemetery Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 13 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
2 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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16 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 3300, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
16 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 3300, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney | |
10 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3300, joined the 33rd Battalion, then in a rest area at Bellebrune, Pas-de-Calais. | |
30 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3300, wounded (scalp) in action during the counterattack on Hangard Wood, Somme, as part of the defence of Villers-Bretonneux. | |
16 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3300, following treatment and convalescence in France, he rejoined the 33rd battalion. | |
22 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3300, killed in action when his battalion was part of the 9th Brigade’s attack on Bray-sur-Somme. |
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