LEVY, Michael
| Service Number: | 60243 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1918, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW) |
| Born: | Narrandera, NSW, 26 October 1899 |
| Home Town: | Beecroft, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Suddenly, 9 September 1947, aged 47 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Jewish Section 12, Row 2, Grave 8 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 60243, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Sydney, NSW | |
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| 4 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 60243, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Embarked Private, 60243, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Bakara, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Michael Levy was born on the 26th of October 1898, to Henry and Lucy Levy in Narrandera, in the Colony of New South Wales. Michael was involved with senior cadets and the militia before enlisting in the AIF on the 8th of May 1918. He disembarked in London on the 14th of November 1918, three days after the Armistice was signed. In March 1919, Michael was briefly sent to France, but was returned to England due to poor health. Michael was discharged from the AIF on the 29th of November 1919 and returned to his pre-war occupation of a salesman.
Michael married Melva Turvly in 1927 and had two children, Daryl, and Valerie. Michael died in September 1947, he was survived by his wife, two children and his mother.
References –
Trove NLA Newspapers website
NAA WW1 records website
NSW Births Deaths and Marriages website
Samual Cox, PM, April 2023
LEVY, Michael.—September 8, 1947, suddenly dearly beloved husband of Melva and beloved father of Daryl and Valerie.
LEVY, Michael.—September 8, 1947, suddenly, loving son of the late Henry George and Lucie Clare Levy, of Copeland Street, Beecroft.
LEVY, Michael.—September 8, 1947, (suddenly), beloved brother of Sarah (deceased), Esther, Abraham, Lewis, Nathaniel, Lionel and Freda.
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