S11015
FENWICK, Loftus Booth Peters
| Service Number: | 506 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation |
| Memorials: | Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board, Woodside R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 506, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 506, 8th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 506, 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Loftus Booth Peters Fenwick
Name: Loftus Booth Peters Fenwick
Service Number: 506
Place of Birth: Woodside
Date of Birth: 19 September 1891
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 16 June 1916
Age at Enlistment: 24 years 8 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Clara Fenwick
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Presbyterian
Rank: Private
Loftus left Melbourne on the Medic on 16 December 1916, arriving at Plymouth, England on 18 February 1917 where he was appointed Lance Corporal in September and later Corporal. On 1 April 1918 Loftus was sent to France with the 5th Machine Gun Battalion. He was admitted to the 8th Australian Field Ambulance on 6 November where he was treated for influenza. Loftus was transferred to England to be treated for debility on 13 December prior to returning to Australia from Devonport on the Delta on 25 January 1919 and was discharged on 9 April.
Submitted 26 October 2023 by christopher collins