Regimental number | 2870 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Cleveland Street Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Jewish |
Occupation | Cab driver |
Address | 2 Elton Place, off Pitt Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 2.75" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs H Levy, 2 Elton Place, off Pitt Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Past Chief Ranger, Court Unity A[ncient] O[rder][Of] Foresters' [Friendly Society]; Hon Secretary, Hebrew Relief Society, Sydney. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Australian Cemetery (V. C. Corner Panel No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 1st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 6 January 1916. Transferred to 53rd Bn, and taken on strength, 14 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 2 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LEVY Lionel Harold |