Soldier Summary
Soldier Summary
Gascoigne, Herbert Frederick
Alternate Names
Last name
First name
Last name
Gascoigne-Roy
First name
-
Last name
Gascoighne
First name
-
Military History
Rank
Private
Unit
Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921).
Serial Number
1547 (AIF); 130525 (British Army)
Medals Awarded
- Distinguished Conduct Medal (D.C.M.)
Notes
Occupation: carpenter. Served in AIF 5th Div Ammunition Column and 46th Battalion Royal Fusiliers. Listed in the AIF nominal roll as Gascoigne or Gascoighne.
Events
Event
Date
Place
Details
Event
Residence
Date
-
Place
Hunters Hill, NSW, Australia
Details
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Event
Won Distinguished Conduct Medal
Date
-
Place
Russia
Details
-
Event
Enlisted
Date
08/18/1915
Place
Warwick Farm, NSW (Australia)
Details
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Event
Returned to Australia
Date
04/08/1919
Place
-
Details
-
Event
Birth
Date
1894 (?)
Place
-
Details
-
Sources
- Anzacs in Arkhangel: the untold story of Australia and the invasion of Russia, 1918-19
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