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Gordon Duke STUART

Regimental number706
Place of birthNorwood, South Australia
SchoolBrompton Public School, South Australia
ReligionProtestant
OccupationCoach trimmer
AddressEast Street, Brompton, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Louisa Jane Stuart, East Street, Brompton, South Australia
Previous military serviceJoined the Military in 1907.
Enlistment date3 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name12th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe was in the 10th A.I.R. 1st Battalion winning team of marching and field firing competition June 6th 1910. (details from Mother)
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 8), Gallipolli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
67
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Duke and Louisa Jane STUART, 58 East Street, Brompton, Adelaide, South Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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