LAVERICK, Ernest George
| Service Numbers: | VX133221, VX133221 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 February 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Captain (Chaplain Division 1 2nd AIF) |
| Last Unit: | 2/3 Hospital Ship (Centaur) |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 13 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kyabram, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chaplain |
| Died: | Killed in Action, At sea (off Brisbane, Queensland, Australia), 14 May 1943, aged 51 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gold Coast - AHS Centaur Memorial, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital Centaur Wing, Kyabram & District Honour Roll WW2, Kyabram & District Memorial Community Hospital Honour Roll, Kyabram & District R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Honour Roll, Kyabram St. Andrew's Church of England Altar & Reredos, Sydney Memorial (Sydney War Cemetery) Rookwood |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement VX133221 | |
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| 20 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Captain (Chaplain Division 1 2nd AIF), VX133221 , 2/3 Hospital Ship (Centaur) | |
| 20 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Captain, VX133221 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Ralph and Eliza Laverick; husband of Winifred Eliza Laverick, of Kyabram, Victoria.
Chap-Capt Ernest George Laverick, missing, believed drowned, had been rector of Kyabram since 1938, and obtained leave of absence to enlist as a chaplain in 1941. He was chaplain at various POW and military camps in Victoria before being appointed chaplain on the hospital ship Centaur. He served as a YMCA secretary from 1916-18 in the last war. Before appointment to Kyabram he was C of E minister at Eaglehawk, Tongala, and other churches in the Bendigo diocese. His wife is living in the Kyabram district.