Ernest Gordon LOVELY

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LOVELY, Ernest Gordon

Service Number:	Depot
Enlisted:	26 May 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Semaphore, South Australia, 16 July 1889
Home Town:	Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Draughtsman
Died:	Spinal Meningitis, Adelaide, South Australia, 24 July 1915, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia West. 30W. North. 4266. (GRM/5*).
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial

World War 1 Service

26 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
1 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, Depot, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1

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Biography

"MENINGITIS CASE AT CAMP. DEATH OF COL. LOVELY'S SON. CONTACTS ISOLATED.

The death occurred at the Adelaide Hospital this morning of Private Ernest Gordon Lovely, a son of Colonel J. C. Lovely, of the Semaphore. Great regret will be felt at this announcement, as the young soldier was extremely popular among a wide circle of friends. He was taken ill at the Mitcham camp last Tuesday, and it was evident soon after his removal to the Adelaide Hospital that there was little hope for his recovery. He was found to be suffering from meningitis, and passed away this morning. The deceased was 21 years old. A military funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon, leaving the Adelaide Hospital at 2.30 p.m. for the North Road Cemetery. A firing party will be formed from the 9th Reinforcements of the 12th Battalion, and all the members of the 16th Reinforcements of the 10th, 12th, and 16th Battalions will march in the funeral procession. As meningitis is a communicable affection prompt measures were taken by the authorities to isolate all those who came under the category of contacts, a precaution which will meet all the necessities of the case. It was said during the week that diphtheria had broken out, but there was no truth whatever in the statement." - from the Adelaide Mail 24 Jul 1915 (nla.gov.au)

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