GAIR, Ivan Noble
| Service Number: | 202 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 June 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 21 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Rockhampton Boys Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Dentist |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 30 September 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tincourt New British Cemetery Plot V, Row F, Grave 29 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gracemere Roll of Honour, Rockhampton Grammar School WWI Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 202, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 202, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 202, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded Lieutenant, 31st Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Shell wound (buttocks) | |
| 30 Sep 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 31st Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-09-30 |
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Ivan Noble GAIR was born on 21st February, 1895 in Brisbane, Queensland
He was the only son of John Reid GAIR and Charlotte Maude Lucas CARDEW
His previously served in the Commonwealth Cadet Corp. as provisional 2nd Lieutenant before enlisting with the Australian Army on 2nd June, 1915 - he was with the 31st Battalion, A Company - Unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Wandilla on 9th November, 1915
He was wounded on 29th September by a shell splinter to the buttock which penetrated his abdomen during the battle of St Quentin canel and he died the following day (30 Sep 1918) at the 53rd Casualty Clearing Station - he is buried in Tincourt New British Cemetery and also honoured on the Australian War Memorial
He received the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal.
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Morning Bulletin, Rockhampton, Queensland 22nd November, 1918
ROLL OF HONOUR - GAIR.- Died of wounds in France on 30th Sept. 1918, Lieutenant Ivan Noble Gair, 31st Battalion. A.I.F., only son of J. R. & C. M. Gair aged 23 years
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Courier Mail Brisbane, 30th September 1937
ROLL OF HONOUR - GAIR.- In memory of a comrade, Lieutenant Ivan Gair, 31st Battalion A.I.F. who died of wounds at the breaking of the Hindenburg Line at Bellicourt on Sept 30th 1918.
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