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LAING, Gordon Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 7024, S70126 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Mount Schank, Grant, South Australia SA, 16 February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Fullarton, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Fullarton, Unley, South Australia, 29 June 1977, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Mount Gambier St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor (2) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 7024, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 7024, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, S70126, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
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| 2 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S70126 | |
| 2 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 16 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Wounded 7024, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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