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LAING, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 748 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosebery, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Duham, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Rutherford Higher Grade School, Beth Lane, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 4 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 38, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 748, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosebery, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 748, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 748, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Mary Laing of 46 Lansdowne Gardens, Jesmond, Newcastle on Tyne, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Boer War and with the Imperial Light Horse