Regimental number | 33299 |
Place of birth | Black Rock, Victoria |
School | Brighton State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Manager |
Address | Bluff Road, Black Rock, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, John M Gawler, Bluff Road, Black Rock, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, February 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hazebrouck, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | LePeuplier Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 6), Caestre, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Kate GAWLER, Bluff Road, Black Rock, Victoria |
Family/military connections | 3 brothers: Sapper J.S. Gawler Engineers; Cpl H. Gawler 2nd Pioneers; Lt O. Gawler 12th Field Company. Sister: Sister K.B. Gawler, served as a nurse in Egypt for 4 years and received a Royal Red Cross. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |