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Louis Herman NEINDORF

Regimental number2274
Place of birthBowen, South Australia
ReligionBaptist
OccupationLabourer
AddressParilla, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.3
Height5' 7.25"
Weight14z2 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Lydia Rebecca Neindorf, Parilla, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 July 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 21 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 May 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date22 July 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, Belgium, 2 November 1917 (gun shot wound, eyes).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Gaika', 23 May 1918; discharged (wounded), Adelaide, 22 July 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death29 May 1974
Place of burialVictorian Garden of Remembrance, Springvale, Victoria

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