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LOGAN, Gilbert Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2863 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yea, Victoria, Australia, 12 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Rosewood, Tumbarumba, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Rosewood State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 September 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Rosewood Memorial Gates, Tumbarumba District Roll of Honour WW1, Tumbarumba Wolseley Park Mechanics Institute District Heroes |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 4th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2863, 4th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2863, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 6 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from reinforcement’s 4th Battalion to 56th Battalion Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 56th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 11 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 56th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2863, 56th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 11 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2863, 56th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action Polygon Wood France No known grave Army form B103 Court of inquiry findings dated 28 November 1917 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Gilbert and Alice LOGAN, of Rosewood via Wagga Wagga, NSW
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