ABERNETHY, David Gordon
| Service Number: | 2052 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Montrose, Scotland , 16 June 1885 |
| Home Town: | Molong, Cabonne, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Cyrus Public School, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith & Wheelwright |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 22 July 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2052, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2052, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2052, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2052 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-22 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Arrived in Australia aged 23 years
Taken on strength, 1st Bn, Gallipoli, 5 August 1915.
4 October 1915 - Admitted to 1st Field Ambulance (pyrexia); transferred same day to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros;
12 October 1915 - Discharged to duty, and rejoined Btn
28 December 1915 - Disembarked Alexandria (general Gallipoli evacuation).
4 January 1916 - Admitted to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh (gastritis);
7 January 1916 - Transferred to Convalescent Camp, Ral el Tin (jaundice);
3 February 1916 - Rejoined Bn, Tel el Kebir
12 March 1916 - Appointed Lance Corporal
22 March 1916 - Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force
28 March 1916 - Disembarked Marseilles, France
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Garrison Artillery, Montrose, Scotland
Son of James and Isabel Abernethy, of Melbourne Cottage, Laurencekirk, Scotland