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GURDON, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3303 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hopton, Suffolk, England, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brighton Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station overseer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 12 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Box Hill Shire of Nunawading War Memorial, Shire of Nunawading Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 3303, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, SN 3303, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, SN 3303, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 3303, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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