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Lavington Ainsley WASHINGTON

Regimental number3768
Place of birthElliston, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 4.5"
Weight115 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Fanny Washington, First Avenue, Payneham, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 3 months in the 78th Infantry Citizen Forces.
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on 2 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 October 1916
Discharge date17 April 1917
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoola', 16 October 1916; arrived Melbourne, 2 December 1916, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 17 April 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death22 August 1964
Place of burialNorthern Suburbs Crematorium
SourcesNAA: B2455, WASHINGTON Lavington Ainsley

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