EITELBERG L.H.

Given Names:  Louis Henry

Service Number:  1711A

Unit:  23rd Battalion, 2nd reinforcements                                                                          

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  201187

Age:  24 Yrs  2 Mths

Occupation:  Hotel Porter                                                                                               

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  9¼ In                  

Weight:  154 Lbs

Chest:  33½-35½ In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  19/5/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Louis Henry Eitelberg

67 Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                       

Embarkation Date:  16/7/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Demosthenes A64

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Unit:  23rd Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  2nd Lieutenant

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  21391

British War Medal:  16169

Victory Medal:  16403

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1891

Place:  Northhampton, England                

Father:  Louis Henry EITELBERG             

Mother:  Harriet NICHOLLS

MARRIAGE

Year:  1917   

Place:  Cambridge, England                     

Spouse: Valetta Gertrude HART

DEATH

Date or Year: 6/11/1917                          

Place: Ypres, Belgium                             

Burial:  No known grave,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

KIA - shell burst struck in the forehead; was carried to dressing station; died about 1/2 hour later, never regaining consciousness.

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 357511

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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