Owen Richard GARD

GARD, Owen Richard

Service Number: 28592
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
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World War 1 Service

25 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1
25 Oct 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 28592, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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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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Biography

Records indicate that gunner Gard was wounded in action at Polygon Wood and he died of his wounds the following day (27 Sep 1917)