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PEDERSEN, Laurits Christian
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1976 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Odense, Denmark, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Ultimo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Plot V, Row F, Grave 32 Headstone inscription reads: Forget him no we never will as years go by we love him still, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1976, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 22 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1976, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1976, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 7 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, 1976, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Gunshot wounds to the back |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Kristian Pedersen and Maren Pedersen; husband of Herta Amelia Pedersen of 31 McArthur Street, Ultimo, NSW later of 52 Dougals Street, Redfern, NSW
Father of Laurits Carl Emil Pedersen, Agnes Marie Eliz Pdersen and May Emilie Pedersen
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal