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COUVE, Henry Thomas Ladson

Service Number:	285
Enlisted:	22 August 1914, Melbourne
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dandenong, Victoria, 1 November 1889
Home Town:	Brighton, Bayside, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Civil Servant
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Dandenong Shire Roll of Honour, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Ringwood Country Roads Board WW1 Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne
22 Aug 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Infantry Battalion
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 285, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 285, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
28 Apr 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, Gallipoli
8 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 285, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Battle of Krithia --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-05-08

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