LOUDEN, David Andrew
| Service Number: | 56181 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 April 1918, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Alfredton, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | School of Mines, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Fovant, England, United Kingdom, 8 November 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fovant (St. George) Churchyard, Wiltshire - South West, England |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 56181, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 6 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 56181, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: SS Gaika embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 6 Aug 1918: | Embarked Private, 56181, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, SS Gaika, Adelaide | |
| 8 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 56181, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 56181 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-11-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date - 8th November......Private David Andrew Louden was born at Ballarat, Victoria in 1888.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 32 year old Miner from Ballarat.
Private Louden was sent to 9th Training Battalion at Fovant, Wiltshire, England on 13th October, 1918 for further training.
He was sent to Hurdcott Hospital on 29th October. 1918 then transferred to Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire with Influenza the same day.
Private David Andrew Louden died at 03.50 hrs on 8th November, 1918 at Military Hospital, Fovant, Wiltshire, England from Influenza & Broncho-pneumonia.
He was buried on 12th November, 1918 in St George’s Churchyard, Fovant, Wiltshire, England.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/h---w.html
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