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GORNALL, Edgar Allan
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 376, N65977 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Lines of Communication Units |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, 7 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Manly, New South Wales, 13 June 1962, aged 66 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 376, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 376, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 376, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 376, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 376, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell wound (knee and back) | |
| 4 Jan 1918: | Transferred Second Class Air Mechanic, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 30 Jun 1918: | Promoted Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Promoted Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 12 Mar 1920: | Discharged Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, N65977 | |
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| 8 Mar 1940: | Enlisted N65977, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| 8 Oct 1940: | Promoted Lieutenant | |
| 3 Jan 1944: | Discharged Lieutenant, N65977, Lines of Communication Units |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"SERVIAN SILVER MEDAL.
Signaller Edgar Gornall son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Gornall, of Abingdon, Rankin-street, Bathurst, has been awarded the Servian silver medal for holding a telephone on the trenches on Gallipoli while his comrades got away, and being obliged to run for his life. He has two brothers on active service." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 01 Jun 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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