LOECHEL, Herbert Victor
| Service Number: | 2687 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Lobethal WW1 Roll of Honor, Lobethal War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2687, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2687, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2687, 50th Infantry Battalion |
Herbert Victor Loechel
Name: Herbert Victor Loechel
Service Number: 2687
Place of Birth: Blumberg
Date of Birth: 18 January 1898
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 12 May 1916
Age at Enlistment: 18 years 5 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Maria Elizabeth Loechel
Occupation: Shop Assistant
Religion: Lutheran
Rank: Private
Herbert left from Fremantle on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 23 October 1916 and proceeded to France from Folkestone, England on 13 March 1917. He was wounded in action and taken as a prisoner of war on 7 April at Noreuil. Herbert was repatriated to England on 1 December 1918. In March 1919 he was admitted to hospital at Dartford. On 27 November he married Mary Reilly at Gorbals Parish Church, Glascow. Herbert returned to Australia on the Zealandic on 27 March 1920 and was discharged on 3 June.
Submitted 24 October 2023 by christopher collins