GUNN, William
| Service Number: | 2567 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland., 2 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Balingup, Donnybrook-Balingup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | George Watson's Boys' College, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 September 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Grave X. A. 19. INSCRIPTION A TREASURED MEMORY , Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2567, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement 2567, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked 2567, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 1 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2567, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2567 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and the son of John and Helen Gunn, of 34, Park Avenue, Portobello, Scotland.
He is remembered on the Loanhead Great War Memorial, Midlothian
Location: Entrance to Loanhead Memorial Park
OS Ref: NT 280 658
Memorial Type: Park Gates
UKNIWM Ref: 13401 & 13402
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Liberton is a suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is in the south of the city, south of The Inch, east of the Braid Hills, north of Gracemount and west of Moredun.
William Gunn was the son of John Gunn, the Provost of Loanhead between 1896 and 1900, and brother of John who also died in the war.
[Record of John's death has yet to be found]
Obituary : William Gunn - Australian Infantry, AIF [Midlothian Journal 15 September 1916]: Ex-Provost Gunn has again been called upon to suffer bereavement, his third son 'Willie' of the Australian Contingent, having been shot through the head while engaged in active service on the Western front a few days ago.
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