LEVISTON, Henry William
| Service Number: | 6354 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leongatha, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Yarragon, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, 14 January 1959 |
| Cemetery: |
Yarragon Cemetery, Victoria Grave No. 418476 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6354, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6354, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6354, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Medal | |
| 10 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, 6354, 23rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Henry William LEVISTON was born in Leongatha, Victoria in 1897
His parents were John LEVISTON & Annie Jane BOWDEN
He married Olive May LAW in Victoria in 1921
He enlisted in Melbourne on 6th July, 1916 and embarked from Melbourne on 23rd November, 1916 with the 23rd Infantry Battalion, 18th reinforcements on the HMAT Hororata - he returned to Australia on 22nd July, 1919 and was discharged on 10th January, 1920
Henry died in Traralgon, Victoria on 14th January, 1959 and is buried in the Yarragon Cemetery
He was awarded the Military Medal on 9th October, 1917 for work at Broodseinde Ridge on 9th October, 1917
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His brother John LEVISTON (SN 3378) also served during WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919
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