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LOOMES, Aubrey Randolph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 783 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burragong Heights, Young, New South Wales, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Young, Young, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Young Superior Public School, New South Wales; Blackfriars Training College, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No know grave , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers KIA Honour Roll, Young Uniting Church Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 783, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 783, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 783, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Henry and Sarah Russell Loomes of 63 Hutton Street, Manly, NSW formerly of Burragong Heights near Young, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the cadets and Sydney Training College Rifle Club
Taught at the Paddington Superior Public School, NSW