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GAY, Andrew
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1911, 1911/A |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, February 1882 |
| Home Town: | Nonning, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 9 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension Row N, Grave No. 35 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Augusta RSL Hall Circular Honour Roll, Soldiers' Memorial Band Rotunda, Whyalla Roll of Honour, Whyalla WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1911, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1911, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1911, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 1911/A, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1911/A awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Thierry Grier, Footsteps 1914-1918
CWG Private Andrew GAY-50th bn, australian infantry-aveluy communal cemetery extension-somme-france.
Andrew was a labourer from Nonning via Port Augusta, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements from Adelaide on 13 July 1916 aboard HMAT Seang Bee for Plymouth England. Following training in England he joined his battalion on the Western Front near Albert, France, in mid-December 1916. Pte Gay was wounded on action near Bapaume, France, on 6 April 1917, died of these wounds three days later. He was aged 35 years.
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