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William LAURIE

Regimental number2375
Place of birthDouglas Isle Of Man
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationPlumber
AddressRozelle, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Margaret Laurie, 158 Cicely Street, Lilyfield, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Pioneer Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/13/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Date of death23 October 1917
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VI, Row E, Grave No.17A), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Isabella LAURIE; Wife: Mrs M. LAURIE, 42 Cecily Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales. Native of Castle Douglas, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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