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LAURIE, Walter

Service Number:	3787
Enlisted:	17 August 1915, Brisbane, Qld
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia , 1895
Home Town:	Cordalba, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling:	State School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 28 March 1918
Cemetery:	Gommecourt British Cemetery No.2, Hebuterne, France III H 17
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Childers Isis District Roll of Honour, Childers Isis North State School Great War Honour Board, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial), Cordalba War Memorial

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3787, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld
30 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3787, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
30 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3787, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
28 Mar 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 3787, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3787 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-28

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of James and P. LAURIE, Cordalba, Queensland