GAUNT A.D.

Given Names:  Arthur Douglas

Service Number:  7013

Unit:  5th Battalion, 23rd reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  126144

Age:  31 Yrs  5 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk (Bank)                                                                                              

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7¼ In                  

Weight:  126 Lbs

Chest:  33-35½ In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  23/8/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Emily Gaunt

39 Miller Grove, Kew, Victoria                                                                                          

Embarkation Date:  23/11/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Hororata A20

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Boorara 

Embarked:  6/7/1919                                 

Disembarked:  26/8/1919

Unit:  5th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  30/10/1919                     

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  59931

Victory Medal:  58271

Other:    Meritorious Service Medal

BIRTH

Date or Year:  16/3/1885

Place:  Launceston, Tasmania                  

Father:  Edward GAUNT                         

Mother:  Emily RANSOM

MARRIAGE

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Spouse: Phyllis Mary

DEATH

Date or Year: 13/10/1975                        

Place: ,           

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 20/9/1917; shrapnel wound, jaw

Meritorious Service Medal gazetted 3/6/1919 in recognition of valuable services rendered with the armies in France and Flanders

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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