Lionel BRIZZOLARA

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BRIZZOLARA, Lionel

Service Number:	2361
Enlisted:	30 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	lucknow, New South Wales, Australia, 13 June 1895
Home Town:	Lucknow, Orange Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Lucknow Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Wheelwright
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 25 July 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension V. B. 16.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

30 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2361, Liverpool, New South Wales
14 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2361, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
14 Jul 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2361, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2361, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

"2361 Private Lionel Brizzolara, 2nd Battalion, of Orange, NSW. Pte Brizzolara, a labourer and wheelwright prior to enlistment, embarked on board HMAT Orsova (A67) on 14 July 1915. He served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. On 23 July 1916 Pte Brizzolara was wounded in action by a shell explosion at Pozieres, France. He died of his wounds at a field hospital on 25 July. He was 21 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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