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GARD, Owen Richard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 28592 |
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Enlisted: | 25 April 1916 |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Magill, South Australia, 5 August 1896 |
Home Town: | Magill, Campbelltown, South Australia |
Schooling: | North Adelaide Public School |
Occupation: | Cycle & Motor mechanic |
Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 27 September 1917, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXIV, Row G, Grave No. 5A,, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Magill Honour Board, Magill War Memorial, North Adelaide Baptist Church Honour Roll, North Adelaide Public School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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25 Oct 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Gunner, 28592, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' |
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25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 28592, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
27 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 28592, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 28592 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-09-27 |
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Records indicate that gunner Gard was wounded in action at Polygon Wood and he died of his wounds the following day (27 Sep 1917)