LILJESTRAND, Erik Arvid
| Service Number: | 5632 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kyrkslatt, Finland, February 1887 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Shrapnel Wounds causing Paraplegia and Pneumonia, Kitchener Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, 9 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton Borough Cemetery, East Sussex, England Brighton City (Bear Road) Cemetery (ZHO.108), East Sussex, England , Brighton City Cemetery (Bear Road), Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5632, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5632, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5632, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5632, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW to head - slight | |
| 7 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5632, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Villers Bretonneux, GSW to back (paraplegia), died at Kitchener Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, England from Pneumonia, Paraplegia | |
| 9 Jun 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 5632, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5632 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-06-09 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 9th June......LCpl Eric Arvid Liljestrand was born around 1887 at Kyrkslatt, Finland. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 10th April, 1916 as a 29 year old single, Seaman from Sailors’ Home, Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
Private Liljestrand arrived in England on 11th November, 1916 for further training then proceeded to France where he joined 23rd Battalion at the Front on 18th December, 1916.
Private Liljestrand was wounded in action in France on 3rd May, 1917 with gunshot wounds to head. He was hospitalised in France, transferred to a Convalescent Depot & discharged to duty on 22nd May, 1917. He rejoined 23rd Battalion on 31st July, 1917.
Private Liljestrand was appointed Lance Corporal with 23rd Battalion on 24th November, 1917.
Lance Corporal Erik Arvid Liljestrand was wounded in action (2nd occasion) in France on 19th May, 1918. He was invalided to England & admitted to Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, England on 26th May, 1918 with shrapnel wounds to back & Paraplegia.
Lance Corporal Erik Arvid Liljestrand died at 10.40 am on 9th June, 1918 at Kitchener Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, England from Pneumonia, Paraplegia following wounds received in action – G.S.W. to Back. He was buried in Brighton City (Bear Road) Cemetery, East Sussex, England where 28 other WW1 Australians are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/bear-road.html
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