Donald Charles LAIRD

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Service Number:	1675
Enlisted:	6 January 1916, Enlisted in Rockhampton.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia , 1888
Home Town:	Barcaldine, Barcaldine, Queensland
Schooling:	Christian Brothers (Catholic) School, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Shearer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 30 January 1917
Cemetery:	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension IV G 41 Information on Grave Son of Charles Finley Laird and Ellen Mary Laird, of Oxford Rd., Rockhampton, Queensland. Native of Cobar, New South Wales. Inscription -I LOOK FOR THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE OF THE WORLD TO COME
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barcaldine War Memorial Clock Tower, Cobar War Memorial

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6 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1675, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Rockhampton.
12 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1675, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
12 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1675, 52nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney
4 Sep 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1675, 52nd Infantry Battalion, wounded in France.
27 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1675, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Died of Wounds 30 Jan, 1917.

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