LAIDLAW A.W.

Given Names:  Arthur William

Service Number:  3855

Unit:  24th Battalion, 9th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  31 Yrs  2 Mths

Occupation:  Tram Shunter                                                                                             

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6¼ In                  

Weight:  136 Lbs

Chest:  35-39 In

Hair:  Dark

Eyes:  Hazel

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  7/10/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Mary Laidlaw

156 High Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                          

Embarkation Date:  8/2/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Warilda A69

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Ceramic

Embarked:  25/1/1919                               

Disembarked:  23/3/1919

Unit:  24th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  14/6/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  34723

Victory Medal:  34467

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1884

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  William LAIDLAW                       

Mother:  Julia Annie KENNEDY

MARRIAGE

Year:  1909     

Place:  Victoria

Spouse: Mary Veronica PHELAN

DEATH

Date or Year: 1947                                 

Place: Brunswick, Victoria                       

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 5/8/1916; gun shot wound, shoulder

Wounded in action 10/4/1918; gun shot wound, right leg

Wounded in action 12/8/1918; gun shot wound, right leg

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

MMTB

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

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