Richard GURRY

GURRY, Richard

Service Number: 2000
Enlisted: 18 February 1915, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Kapunda, South Australia, 25 July 1884
Home Town: Kapunda, Light, South Australia
Schooling: Kapunda Dominican Convent
Occupation: Miner
Died: Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1916, aged 32 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Kapunda District Honour Board, Kapunda District Honour Board, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

18 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2000, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
26 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2000, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
26 Apr 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2000, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
31 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2000, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2000 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-31

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