ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

SOLOMON, Louis

SOLOMON, Louis

Full Name: Louis

SOLOMON

Date of Birth: 01

–

1891

Place of birth: Prahran VIC

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Millbrook Jarnadup WA

Next of Kin: Father- Isaac SOLOMON, Mother- Mary SOLOMON, Wife- Gertrude SOLOMON

Next of Kin Address: " Binfield Heath" Jarnadup WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 2418

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 44th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-05-03

Enlistment Location: Belmont

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-10-13

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-12-12

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Belgium

Age at Death: 25

Burial Location: Inscription Menin Gate Memorial Ieper Belgium

24/03/1916- Completed Application to Enlist & Preliminary Medical Examination Warren WA
3/05/1916- To No. 67 Depot Blackboy Hill WA as Private
20/06/1916- Allotted to 4th Reinforcements 44th Battalion Blackboy Hill
13/10/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Port Macquarie ” bound for England
12/12/1916- Disembarked Plymouth ex Australia to 11th Training Battalion
4/02/1917- Proceeded Overseas 3rd Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone
8/02/1917- Taken on Strength 44th Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
9/06/1917- Killed in Action Belgium.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 49275

Victory Medal – No. 48673

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 325951.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Manjimup War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 138

Menin Gate War Memorial Ieper Belgium.