GOURLEY, Arthur Victor
(Service number 58514)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 26/05/1897 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Salesman | ||
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| Next of Kin | Arthur Langsdown Gourlay (father) Evans St, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 29th Reinforcements,Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 15 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 92, Ruahine | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, C Company | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 August 1918 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimataitai School War Memorial (as V Gourley) | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Arthur Langsdown & Mary Ann Gourlay, 415 River Rd, Dallington, Christchurch
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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