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LOVEGROVE, Eric Orde
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 716, Q50789 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14 Garrison Battalion (Qld) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 3 January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Merchant |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 27 April 1951, aged 62 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 716, 11th Machine Gun Company, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 716, 11th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 716, 11th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 17 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 716, HQ Infantry Base Depot Army Service Corps |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Mar 1941: | Involvement Private, Q50789, 62 Infantry Battalion AMF, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
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| 20 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Private, Q50789, 62 Infantry Battalion AMF, Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 20 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q50789, 14 Garrison Battalion (Qld) | |
| 6 Jun 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q50789, 14 Garrison Battalion (Qld) | |
| 6 Jun 1941: | Discharged |
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During World War Two Eric Lovegrove enlisted again and served in the 14th Garrison Battalion which in late 1942 was redesignated as the 62nd (Militia) Battalion "Merauke Regiment." However, Eric was discharged from service on 6 June 1941 before the unit was redesignated.
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