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LEAR, Louis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2442 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 10 June 1899 |
| Home Town: | Warburton, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brunswick State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Natural causes, Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 28 June 1968, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne A.F. Alway Memorial Lawn, Row V, Grave 49 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2442, 57th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2442, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2442, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 18 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, Acting | |
| 24 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2442, 57th Infantry Battalion, HT Bakara, Devonport for return to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 27 September 1919 | |
| 11 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2442, 57th Infantry Battalion |
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