Louis Harold DAENKE

DAENKE, Louis Harold

Service Number: 1639
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
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Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bordertown Wolseley Roll of Honor, Pinnaroo War Memorial, Wolseley War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

3 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
9 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1639, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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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

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Biography 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