Regimental number | 2194 |
Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
School | Central State School, Footscray, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Chemist |
Address | 7 Napier Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Chas Lovett, 7 Napier Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 58th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He enlisted May 1st 1916, sailed from Melbourne 1st Aug 1916. Landed in France Dec 1916, spent that terrible winter on the Somme, but being a true soldier made no complaints, neither did he write ever and tell of any times he was in the firing line though he was in many "stunts" and conducted himself most fearlessly we are told. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XI,Row H, Grave No. 2), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 166 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Mary LOVETT. Native of Footscray, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |