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Soldier Summary

Herbert Frederick Gascoigne

Alternate Names
Last nameFirst name
Gascoigne-Roy
Gascoighne
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
EventDatePlaceDetails
Residence[1]Hunters Hill, NSW, Australia
Won Distinguished Conduct Medal [1]Russia
Enlisted[1]08/18/1915Warwick Farm, NSW (Australia)
Returned to Australia[1]04/08/1919
Birth1894 (?)
Sources

[1]Anzacs in Arkhangel: the untold story of Australia and the invasion of Russia, 1918-19