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LAIDLAW, Arthur Bridgeman
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2691, 2691A |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Laidley, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane Mowbray Town Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, East Brisbane War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2691, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2691, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2691, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2691A, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2691A awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Sarah Laidlaaw of Heidelberg Street, Brisbane, QLD; brother of Henry Hunter Laidlaw who returned to Australi on 12 May 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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