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GUNDRY, Cecil Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1640 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia, 9 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Miles, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Gunbower or Cohuna, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Assistant/Boot Maker |
| Died: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 10 May 1974, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowoomba Garden of Remembrance | Cemetery & Crematorium Plot 767-A-5 Memorial ID 180689486 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1640 | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1640, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1640, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 19 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Promoted to Lance Corporal. | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1640, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel and Gun shot wounds to the leg, arms and hips in the field "Thames Farm" Broodseinde near Ypres in Belgium. On the 21/10/1917 his right leg was amputated. | |
| 4 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1640, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Service Medals: British War Medal; Victory Medal. |
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