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GORHAM, Edward Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 926, 342, 926, 342 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 December 1914, Enlisted at Sydney Serviced number 342 was allotted on the 2 June 2015 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Walton, Suffolk, England, 21 December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter and joiner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 November 1915, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row C, Grave 39 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the loved son of Mr. & Mrs. Gorham Walton, Suffolk, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 926, 342, 1st Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney Serviced number 342 was allotted on the 2 June 2015 | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 926, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 926, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 342, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell shock | |
| 30 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 342, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 342 awm_unit: 1st Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1915-11-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 'Felixtowe', Dawson Street, Croydon, NSW
Son of Henry and Anna Gorham of 2 Gainsboro Villas, Walton, Suffolk, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Apprenticed to Ward of Felixtowe & Suffolk for 5 years