Studio portrait of 409 Private (Pte) William James Laurie from Cordalba, Queensland on the left ...

Studio portrait of 409 Private (Pte) William James Laurie from Cordalba, Queensland on the left and 428 Corporal (Cpl) Charles Manderson from Gin Gin, Queensland, both of the 42nd Battalion. Pte Laurie was a 22 year old farmer prior to enlisting on 25 October 1915 and Cpl Manderson was a 25 year old labourer when he enlisted on 18 October 1915. Both soldiers embarked for overseas with B Company from Sydney on 5 June 1915 aboard HMAT Borda. Following further training in England, both proceeded to France to join the 42nd Battalion in November 1916. Pte Laurie was killed in action on 2 August 1917 and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres, Belgium with others who have no known grave. Cpl Manderson was wounded in action on 4 October 1917 and evacuated to England for medical treatment. After returning to his unit in France four months later, he was wounded in action again on 30 March 1918. He was again evacuated to England and returned to France on 26 July 1918. Cpl Manderson was killed in action on 31 August 1918 and is buried in the Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Cpl Manderson's older brother 429 Pte Thomas Manderson also served with the 42nd Battalion and was killed in action in Belgium on 9 June 1917. [See image P10782.002.]

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