STORCH, Louis Albert
| Service Number: | 946 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Born: | Hahndorf, South Australia, November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hahndorf, Mount Barker, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraphist |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 22 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, France Plot VI, Row E, Grave No. 14 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Officers of S.A. Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department Great War Roll of Honor, Adelaide Postmaster General's Department WWI Honour Board , Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 946, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 17 Jan 1917: | Involvement Second Class Air Mechanic, 946, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Omrah embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1917: | Embarked Second Class Air Mechanic, 946, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, RMS Omrah, Melbourne | |
| 22 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"FOR KING AND COUNTRY.
News was received here on Saturday that Lieutenant L. A. Storch, of the Australian Flying Corps, had been killed in action. He was a son of Mr. A. Storch, of Ambleside, and had been well and very favorably known at Lameroo as an officer of the Postal Department for about six years. He was promoted to Goodwood, and two years ago enlisted, subsequently joining the A.F.C. He was popular in musical and dramatic circles in this town, and gave his valued services freely on every patriotic, occasion. He was also an adept at cricket, football, tennis, and golf. Letters received from him show that he was making rapid progress in the art of flying, and a photograph came to hand only the day before the sad intelligence which announced his death portraying him in the uniform of the A.F.C. The greatest sympathy was expressed by a host of sorrowing friends, and flags in the town were flying at half-mast. The late Lieut. Storch was only 24 years of age." - from the Pinnaroo Country News 10 May 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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