LOVEBAND, Lionel William
| Service Numbers: | 740A, 740 |
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| 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 |
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: '' | |
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| 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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Add my storyBiography 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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