LLOYD, Michael Francis
| Service Number: | 1950 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia, December 1885 |
| Home Town: | Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Concongella State School, Stawell, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | SW head, arm, chest – severe, 1/10/1917, Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, 21 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Fort Pitt Military Cemetery, Kent , England Grave 1484, Fort Pitt Military Cemetery, Rochester, Medway, Kent, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warracknabeal War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1950, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1950, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1950, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1950, 46th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, multiple shrapnel wounds to head, arm, chest – severe. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 33 and the son of Patrick and Eugenie Elizabeth Lloyd, of Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia.
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THE EXAMPLE OF A NOBLE LIFE NEVER DIES
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 21st March........Private Michael Francis Lloyd was born at Stawell, Victoria in 1884. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 22nd March, 1916 as a 30 year old, single, Labourer from Warracknabeal, Victoria.
Private Lloyd arrived in England for further training before being sent to the Front & was posted to 12th Training Battalion at Rollestone, Wiltshire on 21st July, 1916. He joined 46th Battalion at the Front on 4th October, 1916.
Private Lloyd was sent sick to Hospital on 12th February, 1917. He was invalided to England & was admitted to Reading War Hospital, Berkshire, England on 24th February, 1917 with Influenza & Bronchitis. He recovered & returned to France & rejoined 46th Battalion at the Front on 25th August, 1917.
Private Lloyd was wounded in action on 1st October, 1917. He was invalided to England & admitted to Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Chatham, Kent, England on 1st February, 1918 with multiple shrapnel wounds to head, arm, chest – severe.
Private Michael Francis Lloyd died at 1.25 am on 21st March, 1918 at Fort Pitt Military Hospital, Chatham, Kent, England from wounds received in action – shrapnel wound to chest. He was buried in Fort Pitt Military Cemetery, Rochester, Kent, England where 9 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried (with one serving with the NZ Forces)
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