MUNRO, David
| Service Number: | 3550 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, 12 February 1873 |
| Home Town: | Kapunda, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 23 July 1916, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kapunda District Honour Board, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Gardens WW1 Plaque, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3550, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3550, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3550, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3550 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-23 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE H. MUNRO.
Private Munro was well known in Kapunda and district for many years. He was at one time secretary to the Kapunda and Light Agricultural Society, but it was as an athlete that he was best known. He was an adept at cricket, lacrosse, tennis, and football, and in all these healthy pastimes he was a strong man to have in a team. In disposition he was happy, taking the days as they came and went, and for this reason alone he made many friends. About his last appearance before he enlisted was in an entertainment given by the Kapunda Daddies, where he was corner man in the minstrel troupe. He was 44 years of age, and unmarried." - from the Kapunda Herald 25 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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