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Graham Buchanan GUTHRIE

Regimental number2250
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCompany Secretary
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinFather, Robert Guthrie, 13 Burlington Road
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years (commissioned) in the New South Wales Scottish Lancers; served for 2 years in the 7th Australian Light Horse
Enlistment date31 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 May 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 07-12 August 1915
Date of death12 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 20), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
36
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Agnes GUTHRIE, Burlington Road, Homebush, New South Wales. Native of London
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Sydney, 16 June 1915.

Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Gallipoli, 4 August 1915.

Reported missing, Gallipoli, 7-12 August 1915.

Court of Inquiry held in the field, pronounced fate as 'killed in action, Gallipoli, 7-12 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, GUTHRIE Graham Buchanan

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