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Francis William Heyden GURNEY

Regimental number57319
Date of birth8 February 1899
Place of birthMosman, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJackeroo
Address'Coonarang', Gerald Avenue, Roseville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 4.5"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Lavinia Gurney, 'Coonarang', Gerald Avenue, Roseville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in Senior Cadets, 1 year in Citizen Forces
Enlistment date28 May 1918
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th General Service Reinforcements (Egypt) (New South Wales)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 17 August 1918
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 28 June 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date19 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Madras', 28 June 1919; disembarked Sydney, 3 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 19 August 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName does not appear on Embarkation Roll.
Date of death8 February 1962
SourcesNAA: B2455, GURNEY Francis William Heyden

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