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Gordon Edgar BOARD

Regimental number14
Place of birthRotherhithe, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBushman
AddressUrmston Grange, Bowral, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31.10
Height6' 0.5"
Weight184 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Alice Board, Urmston Grange, Bowral, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 September 1914
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1915
Discharge date24 February 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Suevic', 8 October 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left hand), Sydney, 24 February 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BOARD Gordon Edgar

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