Regimental number | 3053 |
Place of birth | Reid's Flat, Boorowa, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Burrowa, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Gurney, Rosewood, Reid's Flat, Burrowa, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets (3 months) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Goulburn, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Ste Marie Cemetery (Div. 62, Plot V, Row L, Grave No. I), Le Havre, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Louisa GURNEY, "Rosewood", Reid's Flat, New South Wales. Native of Rosewood, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 10 May 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 19 July 1917; marched into 9th Training Bn, Fovant, 20 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 November 1917; marched into 3rd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Rouelles, 21 November 1917. Proceeded to unit, 27 November 1917; taken on strength of 36th Bn, Belgium, 29 November 1917. Admitted to No 11 Field Ambulance, 27 August 1918, and transferred to No 37 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (dermatitis); to No 33 Ambulance Train, 28 August 1918; to No 6 General Hospital, 29 August 1918; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 10 September 1918; to No 11 Convalescent Depot, 13 September 1918 (abscess, right knee); to No 1 Convalescent Depot, 6 October 1918; to No 40 Stationary Hospital, Harfleur, 12 October 1918 (influenza). Died, No 40 Stationary Hospital, 18 October 1918 (bronchitis, and pneumonia). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GURNEY Theodore |