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GOUDIE, Laurence James Watt
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1430 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1901 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 18 April 1878 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Wilmansrust, Wilmansrust, Mpumalanga, South Africa, 12 June 1901, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Old Middelburg Municipal Cemetery, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square) |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1430 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 1430, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| 1 Feb 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1430, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
| 15 Feb 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1430, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, SS Orient. | |
| 12 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1430, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Killed in Action. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Laurence James Watt GOUDIE was born in St Kilda, Victoria in 1876
His parents were Lawrence GOUDIE & Margaret WATT
He was Killed in Action at Wilmansrust, South Africa on 12th June, 1901 and is buried in a communal grave with other soldiers who died the same day
Medals: Queens South Africa Medal with 3 clasps
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