Lionel William LOVEBAND

LOVEBAND, Lionel William

Service Numbers: 740A, 740
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 6th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Warkleigh Rectory,South Molton, Devon, 1889
Home Town: Moree, Moree Plains, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Killed in Action, 27 March 1918, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria
INSCRIPTION IN PROUD AND EVER LOVING MEMORY OF LIONEL "FOR THE TRUTH'S SAKE" R.I.P. Grave C. 86., Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Damascus, Syria
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial
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World War 1 Service

20 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 740A, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marere embarkation_ship_number: A21 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 740A, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Marere, Sydney
27 Mar 1918: Involvement Sergeant, 740, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 740 awm_unit: 6 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-03-27

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Births Dec 1889   Loveband Lionel William S. Molton 5b 432

His brother fell while serving with British forces- he was Captain Arthur Reginald Loveband of the 1st Battalion, the West Yorkshire Regiment-died 6 December 1914 aged 26.

They were sons of Mary Ann Loveband of 21, St. Leonards Rd., Exeter, Devon, England and the late  Rev. Matthew Thomas  Loveband.

Both are honoured on the BURRINGTON - WORLD WAR 1 BRASS MEMORIAL in the  Church of All Saints. Also honoured here is Private John Babbage of the 24th Battalion, the Australian Infantry. He was 29 and part of another pair of brothers from this small village who fell.

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