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Edward John LOVELL

Regimental number347
Place of birthWarrnambool, Victoria
SchoolWarrnambool State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressMelbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Frances Lovell, Rockbank, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Boys's Naval Brigade.
Enlistment date19 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 12, Reinforcement 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of wounds 2 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Age at death22
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row F, Grave No. 17), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
178
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Christopher and Mary LOVELL, Western Reserve, Warrnambool, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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