GURNEY, Theodore
| Service Number: | 3053 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bigga, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Bronchitis and Pneumonia, France, 18 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre Div. 62, Plot V, Row L, Grave No. 1. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boorowa War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3053, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3053, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3053, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 18 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 3053, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3053 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Theodore Gurney was the youngest of three brothers who died during WW1. His older brother 3847 Pte. Alfred Owen Gurney 18th Battalion AIF had been killed in action on 25 February 1917, aged 22. Another older brother, 2409 Pte. Herbert Gurney 56th Battalion AIF, was killed in action in Belgium on the 26 September 1917, aged 24. Neither of his two brothers had a known grave.
Theodore was first admitted to a Field Ambulance on 27 August 1918 with dermatitis. He went through various hospitals before developing bronchitis and pneumonia on 12 October 1918. His condition deteriorated and he passed away six days later.
They were the sons of William and Louisa Gurney (nee Hudson), of Rosewood, Reid's Flat, New South Wales.