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PAKVIS, Abraham
| Service Number: | 20424 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 October 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Holland, 18 June 1886 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, 29 July 1948, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Sec B, Driv A, Path 10, site 281S |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 20424, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 20424, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 20424, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 20424, 40th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
Abraham PAKVIS was born in Monster, Holland on 18.06.1886 to Adrianus (24.11.1860-20.12.1932) and Adriana PAKVIS (nee van der Wel - 07.01.1864-05.02.1949). He had 7 siblings.
Abraham PAKVIS was a seaman by trade. He arrived in Sydney, Australia on 17.04.1917 from London He was charged with a serious assault in Sydney against another sailor in May 1917 and sentenced to 3 months hard labour. He applied for Australian citizenship after the war in December 1919 which was granted.
Abraham PAKVIS has married Ivy Louisa
Abraham PAKVIS died at Adelaide on 29.07.1948 aged 62 years and was buried at Cheltenham Cemetery.
Military
Abraham PAKVIS enlisted in the AIF in Sydney on 11.10.1917. He was still a Dutch citizen at this time. He was allocated service no 20424 and appointed to the 40th Battalion as a sapper in the engineers. The 40th Battalion was originally a Tasmanian Battalion. It served in all the major battles on the Western Front. (The Somme, Morlasncourt, Hindenberg Line).