INGLIS, Laurice John
| Service Number: | 2835 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia , 2 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Stone Hut, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Caltowie, Kapunda, Mingarey, Gawler, Alberton and the Gawler School of Mines, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Caltowie Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Georgetown WW1 Roll of Honor, Laura War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Stone Hut Roll of Honour WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2835, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2835, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Private L. J. INGLIS, only son of Mr and Mrs H. W. Inglis, of Railway Stone Hut, was killed in action on October 5, 1917, in Belgium.
He left South Australia on December 18, 1916, with the 6th Reinforcements of the 43rd Battalion, transferred to 12th Battalion in England, and took part in the assault on the Polygon Wood, September 20, and the capture of Black Watch Corner.
He was born at Port Pirie, March 2, 1898, and attended at Caltowie. Kapunda Mingary, Alberton, and Gawler public schools, and the Gawler School of Mines.
He joined the Boy Scouts at 12 years of age, and was a patrol leader of the Gawler, Laura, and Port Pirie troops at the time of his enlistment.
On the visit of General Baden Powell to this State he was presented to him, and regarded it as a great honor when the Chief Scout shook hands with him and spoke to him.
He was a Rechabite, and a regular attendant of the Methodist Sunday schools. He was a great favorite with all who knew him.
His Uncle 6286 Pte Francis James Inglis of the 6th Battaloin AIF was killed in action on 5 June 1916 he too was born in South Australia
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS. (1918, October 19). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), p. 38. Retrieved November 30, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87549746
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