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GERRANS, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4220 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1915, Enlisted at Maffra, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Peckham, England, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Maffra, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row K, Grave 24 Rev. Woods officiated, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 4220, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Maffra, Victoria | |
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| 14 May 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 4220, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 May 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 4220, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 4220, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wounds to the left arm and thigh and invalided to St Andrews Hospital, Malta on board H.S. Sicilia | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 4220, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4220 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Divisional Ammunition Column awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1915-12-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Hugo Gerrns of the Duke of Wellington, Barwick, Hertfordshire, England. Brother of Richard Gerrans of the Staff and Mantle, Leiceseter Street, London, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Royal Field Artillery, England