Gamack, Bruce Macquarie

Rank: Private

Service: Private

Unit: 36th Infantry Battalion Army/Flying Corps

Branch Category: 4th Reinforcement

Conflict: WW1

Personal Items

Gamack - Star, British War, Victory Medals

1914-1919 Star, 1914-1919 British War Medal, 1914-1919 Victory Medal.
Instituted in December 1918, the 1914−15 Star is a First World War campaign medal that was granted to military personnel, and some civilians, who served between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915.
British War Medal 1914-20. Instituted by King George V in 1919 to mark the end of World War I and record the service given. The British War Medal 1914-20 was awarded.
The Victory Medal was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over the Central Powers. The Victory Medal was awarded to prescribed classes of persons who entered a theatre of war on duty between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. Australians were awarded the medal issued by Great Britain.

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Notes.

Enlistment date:23 May 1916
POE: West Maitland NSW
Embarkation details: Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 October 1916
Place Of Birth: Rollands Plains NSW
Birth: 6 May 1893
Occupation: Teamster
Age at embarkation: 23
Next of kin: Wife, Mrs Janet Christina Gamack
AWM Embarkation Roll number: 23/53/2
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 36th Battalion
Fate: Killed in Action 21 July 1917, Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records: 24
Other details: War service: Western Front. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

References:
aif.adfa.edu.au