LUNDY, Victor
| Service Number: | 3291 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Gnowangerup, Gnowangerup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gnowangerup War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Wyalkatchem War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3291, 46th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3291, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3291, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3291 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
Victor's AIF history
W W 1 A I F Service.
Victor Lundy was given the service number 3291 when he joined 94 Depot at Black Boy Hill, WA on 17Nov1916. He declared he was 25 4/12 years of age, born at Horsham, Victoria. His previous occupation was as a labourer, he was unmarried and as his father was deceased he nominated his mother Mary Ann Lundy as his NOK and in 1917, gave her address as PO Dowerin, WA. Victor stated he had previously been rejected as unfit for His Majesty's Service owing to defective vision. His documents record his right vision was "doubtful but is a good rifle shot with his left eye". (His mother later recorded on his particulars for the Roll of Honour that "Victor Lundy was very desirous to fight for his homeland and though turned down seven times for defective eyesight got in on the 8th attempt")
Victor was 5'11 1/2" tall, weighed 165lbs, had chest measurements of 38 1/2", with dark complexion, brown eyes and brown hair and nominated Methodist as his religion. He had 3 scars on his left knee. At Dowerin on 27Oct1916 he was considered fir for active service.
On 29Dec1916 Victor, as part of 8th Re-inforcements, 46th battalion, embarked at Fremantle on board HMAT A34 "Persic" for overseas service and disembarked at Devonport, England on 3Mar1917. Whilst on board "Persic" he was admitted to ships hospital 14-21Jan1917 suffering Influenza. Whilst on board he also wrote his Will, leaving all property and real estate to his mother. He marched into 12th Trg Bn, no 14 Camp, Codford on 4Mar1917.
On 12May 1917 Victor was charged with "Breaking Isolation" and was AWL from 9.30pm until 9.30 pm 13May1917. On 14May1917 Victor's documents show he was "deprived of 30 days pay" but a reason was not stated. This was later recorded as "Total forfeiture of 30 days pay" as punishment for his AWL.
Victor was transferred from 46 Bn to 21 Bn on 9Jul1917 and proceeded overseas to France, embarking at Southampto and arrived at Havre, on 10Jul1917. He rejoined 46 Bn on 30Jul1917 and on 31Jul 1917 was back at 21 Bn. The reasons for the transfers are not stated.
Victor Lundy was killed in action in Belgium 4Oct1917.
Victor's mother requested a copy of his death certificate on 9Dec1917 and this was despatched from Base Records, WA on 20Dec1917. She also made enquiries regarding Victor's pay allotment lasting only to 24Dec1917 and required assistance regarding the hastening of a pension. She was referred to the District Paymaster, Perth. On 1Jul1918 she made enquiries regarding Victor's Will, seeking info on who was the beneficiary. As a result of a fire, Mrs Lundy in Apr1918 made a request for a second copy of Victor's death certificate.
By Parcel Post on 22May1918 Victor's mother received his personal effects which had arrived on board "Euripides". These comprised Disc, Wallet, Card, Photo's, Letters, Balt, French Book.
On 29Dec1922 Mrs Lundy authorised Mary Ann Fergusen to collect Victor's Memorial Plaque. On 7May1923 Victor's mother received his Victory Medal. On unrecorded dates Mrs Lundy also received Victor's Memorial Scrol and his British War Medal.
Submitted 6 March 2023 by Kate Lundy
Biography contributed by Kate Lundy
W W 1 A I F Service.
Victor Lundy was given the service number 3291 when he joined 94 Depot at Black Boy Hill, WA on 17Nov1916. He declared he was 25 4/12 years of age, born at Horsham, Victoria. His previous occupation was as a labourer, he was unmarried and as his father was deceased he nominated his mother Mary Ann Lundy as his NOK and in 1917, gave her address as PO Dowerin, WA. Victor stated he had previously been rejected as unfit for His Majesty's Service owing to defective vision. His documents record his right vision was "doubtful but is a good rifle shot with his left eye". (His mother later recorded on his particulars for the Roll of Honour that "Victor Lundy was very desirous to fight for his homeland and though turned down seven times for defective eyesight got in on the 8th attempt")
Victor was 5'11 1/2" tall, weighed 165lbs, had chest measurements of 38 1/2", with dark complexion, brown eyes and brown hair and nominated Methodist as his religion. He had 3 scars on his left knee. At Dowerin on 27Oct1916 he was considered fir for active service.
On 29Dec1916 Victor, as part of 8th Re-inforcements, 46th battalion, embarked at Fremantle on board HMAT A34 "Persic" for overseas service and disembarked at Devonport, England on 3Mar1917. Whilst on board "Persic" he was admitted to ships hospital 14-21Jan1917 suffering Influenza. Whilst on board he also wrote his Will, leaving all property and real estate to his mother. He marched into 12th Trg Bn, no 14 Camp, Codford on 4Mar1917.
On 12May 1917 Victor was charged with "Breaking Isolation" and was AWL from 9.30pm until 9.30 pm 13May1917. On 14May1917 Victor's documents show he was "deprived of 30 days pay" but a reason was not stated. This was later recorded as "Total forfeiture of 30 days pay" as punishment for his AWL.
Victor was transferred from 46 Bn to 21 Bn on 9Jul1917 and proceeded overseas to France, embarking at Southampto and arrived at Havre, on 10Jul1917. He rejoined 46 Bn on 30Jul1917 and on 31Jul 1917 was back at 21 Bn. The reasons for the transfers are not stated.
Victor Lundy was killed in action in Belgium 4Oct1917.
Victor's mother requested a copy of his death certificate on 9Dec1917 and this was despatched from Base Records, WA on 20Dec1917. She also made enquiries regarding Victor's pay allotment lasting only to 24Dec1917 and required assistance regarding the hastening of a pension. She was referred to the District Paymaster, Perth. On 1Jul1918 she made enquiries regarding Victor's Will, seeking info on who was the beneficiary. As a result of a fire, Mrs Lundy in Apr1918 made a request for a second copy of Victor's death certificate.
By Parcel Post on 22May1918 Victor's mother received his personal effects which had arrived on board "Euripides". These comprised Disc, Wallet, Card, Photo's, Letters, Balt, French Book.
On 29Dec1922 Mrs Lundy authorised Mary Ann Fergusen to collect Victor's Memorial Plaque. On 7May1923 Victor's mother received his Victory Medal. On unrecorded dates Mrs Lundy also received Victor's Memorial Scrol and his British War Medal.