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DAENKE, Louis Harold
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1639 |
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Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Wolseley, South Australia, 6 May 1890 |
Home Town: | Pinnaroo, South Australia |
Schooling: | State School |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Died of Wounds - Gun Shot Wounds to chest and spine, paraplegia, United Kingdom, 14 July 1917, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom XI. E. 15. |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bordertown Wolseley Roll of Honor, Pinnaroo War Memorial, Wolseley War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
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9 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1639, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' |
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9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1639, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1639, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Louis Harold DAENKE was born in Wolseley, South Australia on 6th May 1890
His parents were Louis Leonard DAENKE & Lucy POTTS