GURRY, Joseph
| Service Number: | 1751 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1914, Oaklands Park, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, 19 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Dominican Convent School, Kapunda; Convent of Mercy School, Broken Hill |
| Occupation: | Reporter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot III, Row D, Grave 18. His name is located at panel 59 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT., Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kapunda District Honour Board, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument, Peterborough St Anacletus Catholic Church Honour Board WW1, Peterborough War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands Park, South Australia | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1751, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1751, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1751, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Born 19 July 1888 near Kapunda, South Australia.
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 422 Page: 484 District: Kap.)
Father John Gurry and Mother Rose Gurry (nee Siney)
living at Kapunda, South Australia; later moving to Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Sibling:
Brother: Edward Gurry (b. 2/4/1876 Koonunga SA - d. ____)
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 165 Page: 225 District: Kap.)
Brother: John Gurry (b. 21/4/1880 SA - d. ____)
(SA Birth record 1842 - 1906 Book: 243 Page: 212 District: Kap.)
Sister: Rose Mary Gurry (b. 2/5/1882 Kapunda SA - d. ____)
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 281 Page: 374 District: Kap.)
After leaving school he was for some years on the staff of the "Barrier Miner."
He was also for some time on the clerical staff of Messrs. Stephens & Bartlett, sharebrokers.
He was church reporter on the Melbourne "Argus" for about two years, and was a contributor
to the "Bulletin" and the Sydney "Worker."
Prior to enlisting he lived at Petersburg (now called Peterborough) South Australia.
Described on enlisting as 26 years 5 months old; single; 5' 9 1/2" tall; 149 lbs;
reddish complexion; brown eyes; brown hair; Roman Catholic.
16/12/1914 Enlisted at Oaklands Park, South Australia
17/12/1914 completed medical at Oaklands Park - fit for service
1/2/1915 Commanding Officer appointed Joseph to 4th reinforcements,
10th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville Campus
1/4/1915 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln
as a Private with the 4th reinforcements, 10th Infantry Battalion
7/5/1915 taken on strength into the 10th Battalion (from reinforcements)
15/5/1915 His last card written to his mother (the same day he was killed).
19/5/1915 Killed in action at the Dardanelles, GALLIPOLI
buried by: Chaplain J C McPhee
buried in: Divisional Cemetery, Shrapnel Gully
Row C, Plot IV, Grave 2
later buried in: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (400 yards south east of Anzac Cove)
Plot 3, Row D, Grave 18
Medals:
1914-15 Star (4168); British War medal (10524); Victory medal (10479);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (305949).
Source and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 22/2/2015. Lest we forget.
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