Louis GHENSI

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Service Number:	2587
Enlisted:	1 June 1915, Ingham, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 11 September 1893
Home Town:	Macknade, Hinchinbrook, Queensland
Schooling:	Macknade State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Sugar Worker/Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 September 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

1 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2587, Ingham, Queensland
16 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2587, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2587, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2587, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2587 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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