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Robert GAY

Regimental number5356
Place of birthWycheproof Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressLang Lang, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Robert Gay, Lang Lang, Victoria
Enlistment date10 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal RollGraves Registration Unit
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1479 Pte Rupert Alfred GAY, ACC, returned to Australia, 12 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 November 1966

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