Ivan Noble Gair (1895 - 1918)

Born 21 Feb 1895 in Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Died 30 Sep 1918 at age 23 in France

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Biography

Ivan Gair was born in the Colony of Queensland (1859-1900)

Ivan Gair is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Lieutenant Ivan Gair served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 02 Jun 1915
Unit(s): 31st Infantry Battalion
Service ended: 30 Sep 1918

Lieutenant Ivan Gair Died of wounds 30 September 1918 during World War I.

Ivan Gair was awarded the British War Medal, Victory Medal and the 1914-1915 Star.

Lieut. Ivan Noble Gair was born on 21 Feb 1895 in Brisbane, Queensland. ^{[1] [2]}

Ivan Noble Gair served in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in World War 1. His enlistment date was 02 Jun 1915. His next of kin on enlistment was: Father, John Reid Gair, Supreme Court, Rockhampton, Queensland. His address when he enlisted was Brisbane, Queensland. His occupation when he enlisted was Dentist. His unit was: 31st Battalion, A Company. His rank was Lieutenant. His Regimental Number was: 202. ^{[3] [4]}

Lieut. Ivan Noble Gair died of war wounds on 30 Sep 1918 in Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France and was buried in the Tincourt New British Cemetery Tincourt-Boucly, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France. ^{[2] [3] [5]}

Ivan died of war wounds a Lieut. of 31st Bn. Australian Infantry. UK Commonwealth War Graves Index Fr 446 TINCOURT New Brit. Cemetery.

He also has a memorial in the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Queensland Birth Registration Index: The State of Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; index entry for Ivan Noble Gair, Birth date: 21 Feb 1895, Father: John Reid Gair, Mother: Charlotte Maude Lucas Cardew, Registration Number: 1895/B/56185; Link to Record 1895/B/56185 : accessed 8 Nov 2023
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} FindAGrave: database and images, memorial page for Lieut. Ivan Noble Gair; Born: 21 Feb 1895 Brisbane, Queensland; Died: 30 Sep 1918 Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Cemetery: Tincourt New British Cemetery Tincourt-Boucly, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Find A Grave: Memorial #56572224; maintained by: Digger; created by: War Graves; accessed: 8 Nov 2023
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} World War 1 Service: Veteran Details for Ivan Noble Gair for Service with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Regimental Number: 202; Rank: Lieutenant; Unit: 31st Battalion, A Company; Enlistment Date: 02 Jun 1915; Died of wounds 30 September 1918 Link to UNSW AIF Project Record: accessed 8 Nov 2023
4. ↑ Virtual War Memorial Australia: Veteran Details for Ivan Noble Gair; Service Number: 202; Birth Date: 21 Feb 1895; Birth Location: Brisbane, Queensland; Enlistment Date: 2 Jun 1915; Enlistment Location: Brisbane, Queensland; Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, World War I VWMA link; accessed 8 Nov 2023
5. ↑ Queensland Death Registration Index: The State of Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; index entry for Ivan Noble Gair, Death date: 30 Sep 1918, Father: John Reid Gair, Mother: Charlotte Maude Lucas Cardew, Registration Number: 1922/F/3089; Link to Record 1922/F/3089 : accessed 08 Nov 2023
6. ↑ FindAGrave: database and images, memorial page for Ivan Noble Gair; Died: 30 Sep 1918; Cemetery: Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory; Find A Grave: Memorial #249794197; created by: ! woowoo; accessed: 8 Nov 2023

• UK War Graves Index.