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GOURLAY, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3086 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Grave VII. B. 8., Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3086, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3086, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3086, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3086 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
47th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He is one of some 20 Australian casualties of the Great War who are commemorated on the Kirkcaldy War Memorial.
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