ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

LAURIE, John

LAURIE, John

Full Name: John

LAURIE

Date of Birth: 04

–

1895

Place of birth: Adelaide SA

Australia

Occupation: Coal Miner

Address: Five Acre Blocks Ewington Collie WA

Next of Kin: Father- John Laurie

Next of Kin Address: Five Acre Blocks Ewington Collie WA

Religion: Methodist

Service Number: 2906

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: Australian Army Veterinary Hospital

Enlistment Date: 1915-07-26

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1915-10-05

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-10-28

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-04-21

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26/07/1915- To 17 Depot as Private
1/08/1915- To 16th Battalion 9th Reinforcements
8/01/1916- Joined Battalion in the field Ismailia Egypt
3/03/1916- Transferred 48th Battalion in the field Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
16/03/1916- Transferred 4th Pioneer Battalion in the field Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
19/05/1916- Transferred 4th Australian Field Ambulance Serapeum Egypt
11/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
14/05/1917- Granted Leave England
19/02/1918- Admitted 24th General Hospital France ( DAH ) ex 53rd Casualty Clearing Station ex 13th Australian Field Ambulance
3/03/1918- To No. 6 Convalescent Depot Etaples France
6/03/1918- To No. 5 Convalescent Depot Cayeux France
4/04/1918- To No. 13 Convalescent Depot Trouville France
21/04/1918- To Australian Infantry Base Depot Havre France ex Hospital
9/05/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Base Depot
6/08/1918- Admitted 11th Stationary Hospital Rouen France ex 4th Australian Field Ambulance ex 5th Casualty Clearing Station
9/08/1918- To No. 2 Convalescent Depot Rouen France
4/09/1918- Discharged to Base Depot ex Hospital
24/09/1918- Transferred Australian Army Veterinary Hospital Calais France ex Base Depot Havre France
9/10/1918- Granted Leave England
24/10/1918- Rejoined Australian Army Veterinary Hospital ex Leave
4/12/1918- To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England ex Australian General Base Depot Havre France for Return to Australia
4/01/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Morvada ” ( Effort Syndrome )
12/02/1919- Disembarked Australia
21/04/1919- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )

 

AUTHOR’S NOTE :-

Thanks to John BIRD ( J.Bird@griffincoal.com.au ) for advising error in Army Records , which show surname spelt as LAWRIE, when , in fact, the surname should have been  correctly spelt as LAURIE.