William James LAURIE

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Service Number:	409
Enlisted:	25 October 1915, An original member of B Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 6 June 1893
Home Town:	Cordalba, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Teamster
Died:	Killed in action, Belgium, 2 August 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Childers Isis District Roll of Honour, Childers Isis North State School Great War Honour Board, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial), Cordalba War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

25 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 409, 42nd Infantry Battalion, An original member of B Company
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 409, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 409, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney

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William James Laurie was the son of James and Petrana Marie Laurie of Cordalba, Queensland.

His brother, 3787 Lce. Cpl. Walter Laurie 15th Battalion AIF, died of wounds on 28 March 1918, aged 23.

Another younger brother, 4092 Pte. Donald Charles Laurie 31st Battalion AIF was awarded a Military Medal for bravery during August 1918.