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Gilbert Cecil MUNDAY

Regimental number873
Place of birthCrystal Brook, South Australia
SchoolWandearah East Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressCrystal Brook, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 6"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Melinda Munday, Crystal Brook, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in A Squadron, 24th Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date13 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 February 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 31 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 May 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burial"X" Farm Cemetery (Row G, Grave No. 5), La Chapelle-de-Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
111
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Melinda MUNDAY, Crystal Brook, South Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, MUNDAY Gilbert Cecil

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