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LAVELLE, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1553 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Drumcliffe, County , Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Koorawatha, Young, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Rathcormac School, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" LONE PINE MEMORIAL Panel 20. , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1553, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1553, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
3rd Bn., H CompanyAustralian Infantry, A.I.F.- Died Between 07/08/1915 and 12/08/1915.
He was 36 and the son of John and Mary Lavelle (nee McGowan). He left Ireland at the age of 22 years and went to England. Worked for the Prudential Assurance Co for 10 years. He was the youngest of three boys. His father died before he was born and his mother remarried to become Mrs Egan.
Enlistment date-28 August 1914
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Age at embarkation-32
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli