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William Henry LOVEGROVE

Regimental number1582
Place of birthNassjo, Sweden
SchoolBoy's High School, New York, USA
Age on arrival in Australia23.6
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Hilda Lovegrove, 21 Cowage Place, Pangbourne, Berks, England
Enlistment date30 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularVolunteered as stretcher bearer during camping in Gallipoli.
FateKilled in Action 18 September 1918
Place of death or woundingHargiecourt, France
Age at death28.10
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialRoisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
33
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Hulda LOVEGROVE, 2 Cottage Place, Pangbourne, Berks., England
Family/military connectionsHis brother No 2583 Richard James Champernowne Lovegrove, Railway Supply Detachment.

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