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CATCHLOVE, Lionel Clarence
| Service Number: | 12179 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1915, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Beltana, South Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Goodwood, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 24 March 1976, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | District of Upper Sturt Methodist Church Honour Board, Goodwood Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Upper Sturt and District Roll of Honour WW1 WW2 |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 12179, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , at Adelaide | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 12179, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 12179, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 12179 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heathfield High School
Lionel Clarence Catchlove was born in 1896 in Beltana, South Australia, to a home of fourteen children (three daughters and eleven sons) and two parents. He was the son of Edward Napoleon Buonaparte Catchlove and Elizabeth Jane Catchlove. He was raised Presbyterian by his family.
Lionel worked as a Labourer before the war and served as a senior cadet in the 45th and 48th infantry for two years prior to enlisting.
He enlisted as an A.I.F driver on the 30th of September 1915, at the age of nineteen. He was 5 ‘6 and 163 lbs (74 kg). He had brown hair and brown eyes. His unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916.
He worked as a driver for some time and served as a gunner as well. Unfortunately, there isn’t much information of what Lionel actually did during the war. He served on the western front at some point in time. Along the way he took leave to England, Derbyshire, twice. His mother moved to a new house during his time at war. Lionel suffered from septic hand, a form of arthritis, preventing him from serving for a few days at a time. Lionel didn’t get injured many times but was taken on strength at least seven times. Lionel was transferred at least four times from the 2nd Division Ammunition Column to the 6th Field Artillery Brigade. Lionel spent 75 days in hospital for unknown reasons.
Lionel was honourably discharged in 1919 and died on the 24th of March 1976 at the age of 79.