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VASCO, Louis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 16136 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Brixton, London, England, 27 October 1882 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St Xaviara School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Caricature artist and draftsman |
| Died: | Illness, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, 3 August 1918, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
St. Albans (Hatfield Road) Cemetery, England Grave Mil. E. 5. INSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF THE DEAR HUSBAND OF GWENDOLYN VASCO OF BRISBANE , Hatfield Road Cemetery, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 16136, 11th Field Company Engineers | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 16136, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 16136, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 3 Aug 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 16136, 11th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 16136 awm_unit: 11 Field Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1918-08-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Born as: Vasco Urbano Loureiro
Births Dec 1882
Loureiro Vasco Urbano Lambeth 1d 490
Husband of Gwendlyn Vasco of River Terrace, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Australia.
Aged 36
11th Field Company Australian Engineers
Served as VASCO. Son of Arthur and Marie H. Loureiro.
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