Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Fargie, William Gregory
Service Number Number 2893 1494 Service 19th May 1917 1915 Killed in Action 15th Gallipoli Peninsula Between Bullecourt and Lagnecourt, France
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NAME
Fargie, William Gregory
SERVICE NO
2893
UNIT
54th Battalion
RANK
Private
AGE at Enlistment
29 yrs 2 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH
Gosford, NSW
ADDRESS
Trongate St Granville
OCCUPATION
Brass Dresser
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
20 May 1916
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
RAS Grounds Sydney
PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN
Brother;- Norman James Fargie, “Dundee” Trongate St. Grandville.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION RELIGION
Height-5’8½”. Weight-140lbs. Chest-34½-37”. Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Brown. Hair-L Brown. Scar R/Knee Presbyterian
EMBARKED
Sydney 25 Oct 1915 per “Ascanius”
DISEMBARKED
Devonport 28 Dec 1916
NOTES
Killed instantly & buried by exploding shell
WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED
15 May 1917- between Bullecourt & Lagnecourt France
BURIED
Unofficially in trench
MEDALS
British War Medal-50765, Victory Medal-50125. Memorial Plaque & Scroll326798
DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS WILL CORRESPONDENCE
Mother;- Mary Barrett, Convent Lane, Casino.
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