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AVERY, Locus Spencer
| Service Number: | 1836 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Morchard, South Australia, 28 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | East Perth, Western Australia, 26 August 1948, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Weslyan Area, Section IA, Gravesite 0589. NOTE: Expired 3.0/9/19198 |
| Memorials: | Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Orroroo District Roll of Honour WW1, Orroroo Morchard Men Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1836 | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1836, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1836, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 1836 |
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Born: LOUIS Spencer Avery
Rootsweb ID: I726715 Birth Record: 28 Jan 1893 in Morchard, South Australia
Father: Thomas AVERY b: 17/3/1849 in Mount Barker, SA
Mother: Sarah GRIFFIN b: 1/8/1854 in SA
On enlisting Louis was 22yrs 7mths old; 5' 8" tall; 153 lbs; fair complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; single; methodist; living with his parents
previously served 4yrs with 17th Light Horse Company
still serving with 24th Light Horse Regiment on enlisting
7/9/1915 enlisted in Adelaide
as a Private in the 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement
11/1/1916 embarked from Port Adelaide, onboard HMAT A30 Borda
1/3/1916 taken on strength at Heleopoulos
21/4/1916 Gunner in 4th Division Amunision Company, Serapeum
24/5/1916 Bombadier in 4th D A Company
6/6/1916 joined British Expeditionary Forces, Alexandria
13/6/1916 disembarked off of Oriana, into Marseilles, France
15/7/1916 Driver in 4th D A Company
22/8/1916 appointed Shoeing Smith, Marseilles, France
25/8/1917 returned to Australia onboard HT A245
24/10/1917 disembarked into Australia onboard Benalla - pneumonia
Medals: British War meda (8875); Victory Medal (8811)
6/1/1918 seconded from 9th Light Horse Regiment to 24th Light Horse
22/11/1919 Lieutenant with 9th Light Horse Regiment
30/6/1922
26/8/1948 passed away in East Perth, WA
buried in: Karakatta Cemetery, WA
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, 25/4/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.