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Gordon Stanley Irwin QUEALE

Date of birth1 December 1895
Place of birthEudunda, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationTraveller
AddressWayville, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.9
Next of kinMother, Mrs H G Queale, Young Street, Wayville, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Junior Cadets; 2 years in the Senior Cadets; 4 years in the 78th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date25 September 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name50th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 May 1919
Discharge date1 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ypiringa', 15 May 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), Adelaide, 1 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: service No S66260.
Date of death20 July 1964
Age at death68
Place of burialCentennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, QUEALE Gordon Stanley Irwin

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