George Gordon COUTTS MM

COUTTS, George Gordon

    Service Number: 3575
    Enlisted: 26 March 1915, Charleville, Qld.
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 7th Field Ambulance
    Born: Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 1892
    Home Town: Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
    Schooling: Clunes State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Station Hand
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 4 July 1918
    Cemetery: Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette
    Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 8
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    26 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3575, 7th Field Ambulance, Charleville, Qld.
    24 May 1915: Involvement Private, 3575, 7th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    24 May 1915: Embarked Private, 3575, 7th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane
    4 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3575, 7th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    28 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3575, 7th Field Ambulance, Battle for Pozières
    23 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Field Ambulance, France
    4 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3575, 7th Field Ambulance, Bullecourt (Second), SW to back. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 24 August 1917.
    2 Jul 1917: Honoured Military Medal, Bullecourt (Second), 'Lance Corporal COUTTS continually carried wounded under heavy artillery and machine gun fire under direct observation of the enemy north of NOREUIL on May 3rd 1917. He was wounded but refused to give in, and carried on with his duty for several hours until he was completely exhausted when in consequence of his wound he had to be evacuated to the Casualty Clearing Station.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: 8 November 1917
    4 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3575, 7th Field Ambulance, Broodseinde Ridge
    10 Jun 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3575, 7th Field Ambulance, Third Morlancourt
    4 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3575, 7th Field Ambulance, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory
    4 Jul 1918: Involvement Lance Corporal, 3575, 7th Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3575 awm_unit: 7th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-04

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