Regimental number | 2910 |
Place of birth | Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Newtown Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Erskineville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Emile Gerard, 14 Flora Street, Erskineville, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 33rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 45th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Nicholson on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 21.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 197), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 139 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Emile and Jane GERARD, 398 King Street, Tempe, Sydney, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 8 November 1916; admitted to Isolation Hospital, at sea, 12 December 1916; discharged, 16 December 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 5 days; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 January 1917, and marched into 12th Training Bn, Codford. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 March 1917; taken on strength, 45th Bn, in the field, 7 June 1917. Wounded in action, 7 June 1917, and admitted to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 8 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name recorded incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as David Andrew GERARD. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GERARD David Andre |