Adrian Henry MUNDY

MUNDY, Adrian Henry

Service Number: 3287
Enlisted: 21 December 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Payneham, South Australia, 31 August 1888
Home Town: Payneham, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia
Schooling: Payneham Public School, South Australia
Occupation: Gardener
Died: Died of wounds, France, 17 February 1918, aged 29 years
Cemetery: Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Payneham District Council Roll of Honor, Payneham Roll of Honour, St Peters Heroes of the Great War Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

21 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3287, Adelaide, South Australia
27 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3287, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: ''
27 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3287, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Malakuta, Adelaide
23 Nov 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3287, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound (chest)

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"...3287 Private Adrian Henry Mundy, 32nd Battalion. A gardener from Payneham, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 27 June 1916 aboard HMAT Malakuta (A37) for Devonport, England. Following training in England he proceeded to France and joined his battalion on the Western Front near Montauban. Pte Mundy was wounded in action in a gas attack near Fricourt on 16 February 1917 and was able to rejoin his unit 5 weeks later. Pte Mundy was wounded in action on a second occasion on 23 November 1917 near Messines, Belgium, and was evacuated to the 53rd Casualty Clearing Station where he died of these wounds on 17 February 1918. He was aged 29 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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