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Frederick William LOVEJOY

Regimental number1989
Place of birthSurrey Street off Enoggera Terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
SchoolKelvin Grove State School, Brisbane, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShop assistant
AddressArthur Terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Anne Lovejoy, Arthur Terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the 9th Moreton Infantry Regiment Brisbane QLD as Private for two years.
Enlistment date14 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 16 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe left Moreton Regt on account of Regt being disbanded to make way for compulsory training.
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death24.9
Place of burialCourcelette British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
105
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Mary LOVEJOY, Addison Street, Ithaca, Brisbane, Queensland
Family/military connectionsCousin to Pte Tom Lowry killed in action.

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