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Gordon CAIRNCROSS

Regimental number2124
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationTailor
Address88 Tennyson Street, Kensington, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Mr Cairncross, 88 Tennyson Street, Kensington, Victoria
Enlistment date19 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Listed on Kensington Methodist (now Uniting) Church Roll of Honour ('A Loving tribute to the Memory of Our Brave Men'), McCracken Street, Kensington, Victoria.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death30 January 1937
Age at death43

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