LAIDLER G.W.

Given Names:  Gordon William

Service Number:  6533

Unit:  7th Battalion, 21st reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  21 Yrs  10 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  3½ In                  

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  30-32 In

Hair:  Fair

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  16/3/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Elizabeth Ann Laidler

Brayside, Piggoreet, via Ballarat, Victoria                                                                          

Embarkation Date:  2/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Megantic

Embarked:  9/1/1920                                 

Disembarked:  20/2/1920

Unit:  22nd Battalion                                                                                                                     

Rank:  Corporal

Discharge Date:  29/4/1920                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  Awarded

Victory Medal:  Awarded

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  18/5/1894

Place:  Piggoreet, Victoria                       

Father:  James LAIDLER                          

Mother:  Elizabeth Ann CHRISTIE

MARRIAGE

Year:  1921     

Place:             

Spouse: Irene Ada JENKIN

DEATH

Date or Year: 10/3/1959                          

Place: Kew, Victoria                                

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew RSL

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:    V366100                                                

Date Enlisted:   16/3/1942                                                     

Date Discharged:  9/10/1945

COMMENTS

Address on enlistment was 122 Peel Street, Kew