William Scurry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian soldier
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Place of Birth: Carlton, Victoria, Australia
About William Scurry
- William Charles Scurry, (30 October 1895 – 28 December 1963) was an Australian soldier who invented the self-firing "drip rifle" while serving as a private in the Gallipoli campaign during the First World War.
- He was decorated for his invention and was later commissioned and served as an officer during the fighting on the Western Front, where he commanded a mortar battery before being wounded in action.In later life Scurry worked as an architectural modeller and orchardist before his war injuries forced him to retire.
- During the Second World War, he served on home service, as commandant of an internment camp before retiring to civilian life following the end of the war.
- He died in 1963.
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