Regimental number | 3787 |
Place of birth | Bundaberg, Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Cordalba, Isis District, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs P M Laurie, Cordalba, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Waller Laurie on NR |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Gommecourt British Cemetery No. 2 (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 17), Hebeterne, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 76 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and P. LAURIE, Cordalba, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4092 Pte Donald Charles LAURIE MM, 31st Bn, returned to Australia, 10 June 1919; 409 Pte William James LAURIE, 42nd Bn, killed in action, 2 August 1917. |