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LAKE, Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 711 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1915, Enlisted at Broadmeadows |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11,Row D, Grave 1, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 711, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 711, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 711, Enlisted at Broadmeadows |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 50 Cameron Street, Paddington, NSW
Son of Alex and Edith Lake of Edward Street, Norwood, SA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal