Regimental number | 1974 |
Place of birth | Waterloo, near Myrtleford, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mrs Ethel Gunson (mother), Waterloo via Myrtleford, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Arthur Gunson, Myrtleford, Victoria |
Previous military service | Member of a Rifle Club |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A1 Hymettus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Aire Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 24), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Ethel GUNSON. Native of Waterloo, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 23 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |