ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

TREASURE, Levi James Elworthy

Full Name: Levi James Elworthy

TREASURE

Date of Birth: 12

–

1891

Place of birth: Broomehill WA

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Kojonup WA

Next of Kin: Father- John James TREASURE

Next of Kin Address: Kojonup WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 204

Rank: Lance Corporal

Unit/Division: 10th Light Horse Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1914-10-06

Enlistment Location: Guildford

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-02-08

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-04

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1917-12-27

Cause of Death: Natural Causes

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Perth WA

Age at Death: 81

Burial Location: Karrakatta Cemetery Perth WA – Niche Walls – VC Section , Wall 4, No. 0038.

Previous Service – 18th Light Horse Regiment – 3 years
01/10/1914- Completed Medical Examination Katanning WA
06/10/1914- Allotted to 10th Light Horse Regiment Guildford WA as Trooper
21/12/1914- Taken on Strength “A” Squadron 10LHR Claremont WA
08/02/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard “Mashobra” bound for Egypt
04/03/1915- Disembarked Alexandria to Overseas Training Base Heliopolis Egypt
16/05/1915- Embarked Alexandria with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli
24/12/1915- Embarked Mudros Lemnos to Alexandria (Diarrhoea)
27/12/1915- Disembarked Alexandria to Training Base Heliopolis
26/02/1916- Rejoined 10LHR at Serapeum Egypt
02/09/1916- Transferred to 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron Hoe-el-Fatir then taken on strength at Romani
27/09/1916- Promoted to Lance Corporal at Amara Egypt
10/08/1917- Admitted No. 2 Australian Stationary Hospital El Arish Egypt (Gastritis) ex Abasan ex 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance Marakeb ex 74th Casualty Clearing Station Rafa ex Ambulance Train
20/08/1917- Transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital Kantara Egypt
22/08/1917- Reported to be Dangerously Ill Cairo Egypt
31/08/1917- Transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital Abbassia (Appendicitis)
08/09/1917- Transferred to Convalescent Hospital Cairo
31/10/1917- Transferred to Rest Camp Port Said Egypt
11/11/1917- Embarked Alexandria aboard “Wiltshire” for Return to Australia (Infection of Abdomen Wall and Loss of Tissue)
03/12/1917- Disembarked Fremantle
27/12/1917- Discharged from Service (Medically Unfit).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star – No. 5667
British War Medal – No. 1962
Victory Medal – No. 1959.

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTION

Muradup War Memorial WA.

 

BROTHER’s FIRST WORLD WAR SERVICE DETAILS

TREASURE, Private Leo Charles Edward- 39- 16th Battalion- Enlisted- 7th September 1914, Discharged- 28th February 1917, Served- Gallipoli, Egypt and England,

TREASURE, Trooper Sydney Roy- 4174- Imperial Camel Corps- Enlisted- 26th February 1917, Discharged- 12th November 1919, Served Egypt and Palestine,

TREASURE, Private Henry Esperance Richard- 871- 12th Battalion, Enlisted- 14th September 1914, Discharged- 2nd June 1919, Served Gallipoli, Egypt, England and France.