Regimental number | 2224 |
Place of birth | Bourke, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Station assistant |
Address | 12 Mears avenue, Randwick, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 131 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, D. Scurrah, 12 Mears avenue, Randwick, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Senior Cadets 12 mths |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A4 Pera on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Alice SCURRAH. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 12 July 1918; disembarked Sydney, 17 August 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 16 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 39 |
Place of burial | Northern Suburbs Crematorium, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SCURRAH Gordon Leslie |