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GURNEY, ARTHUR STANLEY
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
GURNEY, ARTHUR STANLEY
Date Of Birth
15 Dec 1908
Age
33
Birth Place
Day Dawn, Murchison Goldfields, Western Australia
Nationality
Australian
Date
22 Jul 1942
Date Of Death
22 Jul 1942
Fate
Killed in action
Information
Parents: George and Jane Gurney, of Victoria Park, Western Australia.
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
WX9858
Gazette Date
1942
Gazette Page
3953 (V.C.); Issue: 35698 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Tel-el-Eisa, Egypt; Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, Western Desert, Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria & Tobruk)
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Australian Military Forces
Battalion
2/48th Battalion (South Australia)
Place of Death
Tel-el-Eisa, Egypt
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
Content Source
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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