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Louis Henry SALAMITO

Regimental number7076
Place of birthLondon England
SchoolSt Paul Bow School, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressKensington, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, L. Salamito, 21 Bangalore Street, Kensington, Victoria
Enlistment date30 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 20 September 1917
Place of death or woundingNear Ypres, Belgium
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialThe Huts Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 10), Dickebusch, Belgium,
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Louis and Alice SALAMITO, 21 Bangalore Street, Kensington, Victoria. Native of London
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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