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LAIDLAW, Andrew David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5692 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Neerim North, Victoria, Australia, 15 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Neerim North, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer / Grocers Assistant |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Neerim Junction, Victoria, Australia, 5 March 1955, aged 59 years |
| Cemetery: |
Neerim Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Neerim North State School No. 3286 Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5692, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5692, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5692, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 5 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion, Detached to 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company for duty and rations | |
| 9 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion, Pte appointed to L/Cpl to complete establishment | |
| 13 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5692, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Wounded in Action - Belgium - Shell Wound - Left Wrist | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5692, 14th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Wounded in Action 2nd Occasion - Field - GSW Thigh & Right Thorax & Right Arm (Compound Fracture Humerus) | |
| 30 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to Brooks War Hospital - Woolwich, England | |
| 27 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5692, 14th Infantry Battalion |
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