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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, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
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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