Gustav Albert Puring


Born 1889

Place Riga, Latvia

Ethnic origin Latvian

Religion Lutheran

Family

Wife Hannah Puring (nee Faulkiner?), children Lavinia, Wilfred, Wallace, Tom, Dulcie, Keith

Arrived at Australia

Residence before enlistment Port Adelaide, SA

Occupation Labourer, wood contractor

Service
service number 26068
enlisted 10.01.1916
POE Adelaide
unit 6th FAB, 32nd Battalion, 5th Division Head Quarters, 59th Battalion
rank Private, Gunner
place Western Front, 1916-1918
final fate RTA 1.04.1919
discharged 23.06.1919

Naturalisation Served as Russian subject

Residence after the war Birkenhead, Rosewater, SA

Died 14.10.1931, Port Adelaide

Materials

Digitised service records (NAA)

Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)

South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau file

Digitised army pay file (NAA)

Blog article

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