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GURRY, Richard
Personal Details
| 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, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2000, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | |
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| 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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