MAVAY, Herbert James
| Service Numbers: | 2844, 2344 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1916, Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Yangan, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Auburn Boys Public School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Remy Siding, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XX J 17, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Auburn Boys Public School Pictorial Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Warwick War Memorial, Yangan and Swanfels WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2844, 41st Infantry Battalion, Casula, NSW | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2344, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2344, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 2844, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2844 awm_unit: 41st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles and Mary MAVAY; husband of Jane MAVAY, Warwick, Queensland.
Our Yangan correspondent informed us yesterday that word had been received that Herbert James Mavay had died of wounds received in action in France, on October 12. Private Mavay leaves a widow, and the whole of the district extend their sympathies to her in her sorrow. Prior to enlistment Private Mavay was president of the Yangan School of Arts committee, and a member of the committee of the Sports Association. As a mark of respect flags were flown half-mast at the State school, School of Arts, and principal business houses. It might be mentioned that the late Private Mavay's brother left recently for the frout, while two brothers of the deceased hero's widow also joined the A.I.F., one of them at present being a prisoner of war.
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