WATERS G.R.P.

Given Names:  Gordon Rupert

Service Number:  9226

Unit:  Dermatological Hospital                                                                                          

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  18 Yrs  5 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  4½ In                  

Weight:  136 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Fair

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  21/6/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  John Waters

89 Burke Road, East Kew, Victoria                                                                                    

Embarkation Date:  22/12/1915

Port:  Sydney  

Ship:  HMAT Kanowna A61

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Unit:  1st Field Ambulance                                                                                                             

Rank:  Private

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  27004

Victory Medal:  26829

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BIRTH

Date or Year:  1897

Place:  Daylesford, Victoria                      

Father:  John WATERS                           

Mother:  Adeline SALLERY

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 6/11/1917                          

Place: Dickebusch, Belgium                     

Burial:  The Huts Military Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

St Hilary’s Church

Camberwell State School

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 338416

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

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