fargie, william gregory
DESCRIPTION
Service Number 2893. Killed in Action 15th May 1917. Between Bullecourt and Lagnecourt, France.TRANSCRIPT
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Fargie, William Gregory Service Number 2893
Killed in Action 15th May 1917 Between Bullecourt and Lagnecourt, France
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And Vivienne Tranter
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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 ENLIST-MENT
RAS Grounds Sydney
PREVIOUS SERVICE
NEXT OF KIN Brother;- Norman James Fargie, “Dundee” Trongate St. Grandville.
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height-5’8½”. Weight-140lbs. Chest-34½-37”. Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Brown. Hair-L Brown. Scar R/Knee
RELIGION 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 & Scroll-326798
DEPENDANTS
PERSONAL EFFECTS
WILL
CORRESPONDENCE Mother;- Mary Barrett, Convent Lane, Casino.
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3547841
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3547841