Regimental number | 2347 |
Place of birth | Laurieton, New South Wales |
School | Laurieton Public School, New South Wales |
Other training | Blackfriars Teachers College, Sydney, NSW |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Shop assistant |
Address | Laurieton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Laurie, Laurieton, North Coast, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was one of twenty-five cousins who enlisted. All members of the Laurie family, six of whom gave their lives. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 20.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row P, Grave No. 15), Steenwerck, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 127 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Jane LAURIE, Laurieton, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |