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GARDNER, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3880 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Bittern, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 3 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Spoilbank Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium Plot 1, Row N, Grave 5, Spoilbank Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3880, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3880, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 3880, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3880, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 3880, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 3880, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3880 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-02-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Full name was David Arthur Gardner but enlisted as David Gardner
Husband of Annie Gardner of 75 Nelson Road, South Melboune formerly of Bittern, Victoria. Father of George J. Gardner and David Gardner
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal