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LOVE, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6831, 6831A |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1917, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, 11 March 1875 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Professional Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mont St Quentin, France, 31 August 1918, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension V. J. 5. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6831, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 19 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, Ville-sur-Ancre | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement 6831A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6831A awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1918-08-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Previous military service: Sergeant Major, Instructional Staff, Australia; also served for 21 years in the 2nd Bn, Black Watch, Royal Highland Regiment.
Killed by shell concussion when on the road to Mont St Quentin.
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