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GORRIE, John James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7243 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1916, Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newmarket, Victoria, December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 27 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7243, Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7243, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7243, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7243, 14th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood |
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