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LOUTTIT, Roy Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 588 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 February 1915, Swan Hill Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Corack, Vic., 1891 |
| Home Town: | Swan Hill, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balranald War Memorial, Corack East & District War Memorial, Nyah Memorial Gates, Swan Hill War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 588, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Swan Hill Vic. | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 588, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 588, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement 588, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 588 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Regimental Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1917-05-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
John and Mary LOUTTIT, Koraleigh, Swan Hill, Victoria
Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In spite of very heavy fire, he went along the line directing and cheering on his men.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174
Date: 11 October 1917