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Patrick GASKIN

Regimental number4791
Place of birthWexford, Ireland
Other NamesWhite, Richard
SchoolSt Alphonsus Catholic School, Liverpool, England
Other trainingFireman; sailor, mercantile marine
Age on arrival in Australia34
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSeaman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann White, 28 Lemmon Street, Liverpool, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 March 1917
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 May 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme sector, France
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 26), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary Ann WHITE, 28 Lemin Street, Kirkdale, Liverpool, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Adelaide on HMAT 'Borda', 23 June 1917; disembarked Plymouth, 25 August 1917; marched into 8th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 25 August 1917; marched into 15th Training Bn, Codford, 5 November 1917.

Found guilty at Codford, 8 November 1917, of being absent without leave, 12.00 am, 30 October, to 3.00 pm, 2 November 1917: awarded 7 days' confinement to camp; forfeited total of 3 days' pay. Proceeded to France through Southampton, 18 December 1917; marched into Australian Infantry Base Depot, Havre, 19 December 1917; moved into the field, 20 December 1917; taken on strength of 43rd Bn, 24 December 1917.

Killed in action, 26 May 1918. Buried in Adelaide British Cemetery, 2.5 miles South of Corbie.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsTrue name: Richard WHITE
SourcesNAA: B2455, GASKIN Patrick

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