DAVERN, Lymond
| Service Number: | 1043 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 May 1915, An original member of D Company |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Marys, Tasmania, Australia, 16 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | St Marys , Tasmania |
| Schooling: | St Marys State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 5 November 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Plot VII, Row L, Grave No. 7. GONE BEYOND,BUT STILL LOVED AND REMEMBERED HERE |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1043, 26th Infantry Battalion, An original member of D Company | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1043, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1043, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Involvement Driver, 1043, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1043 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-11-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Lymond Davern was one of three sons of James and Elizabeth Davern of St. Marys, Tasmania, who served during WW1. Only one returned to Tasmania. Lymond’s older brother 2231 Pte. John Thomas Davern 12th Battalion AIF was killed in action near Lagnicourt 6/10 April 1917, aged 24. A third brother, Lionel William Davern returned to Tasmania during mid-1919.
Lymond was a Gallipoli veteran and fought at Pozieres in 1916. He was reported missing on 5 November 1916 but his death was not confirmed until mid-1917. His remains were discovered in 1925 and reinterred in the AIF Burial Ground cemetery at Flers.