Mark Holman George LITHGOW

LITHGOW, Mark Holman George

Service Number: 641
Enlisted: 2 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion
Born: Adelaide, 24 February 1894
Home Town: Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Cook
Died: Died of wounds, Egypt, 3 May 1915, aged 21 years
Cemetery: Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery
Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

2 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia
20 Oct 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 641, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 641, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide

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Biography

MOUNT GAMBIER RESIDENTS. Mount Gambier, May 10.

Word has been received here by the Rev. J. Cully that Private M. H. G. Lithgow, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Lithgow, of Allandale East, had died of wounds received whilst fighting in the Dardanelles. Mr. Cully visited the home and broke the sad news to the bereaved parents." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 15 May 1915 (nla.gov.au)

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