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Leslie Francis LOVELL

Regimental number2179
Place of birthDapto, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressYungara, Trangie, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinUncle, C T W Lovell, Yungara, Trangie, New South Wales
Enlistment date10 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 April 1916
Place of enlistmentDubbo, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on 19 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 6 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date1 January 1921
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 3 September 1919; disembarked, Sydney, 20 October 1919; discharged (medically unfit: bronchitis), Sydney, 1 January 1921.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death22 February 1961
Age at death61
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, LOVELL Leslie Francis

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