SA8409
PATERNOSTER, Louis Thomas
Service Number: | 6892 |
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Enlisted: | 28 May 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Field Ambulance |
Born: | Gawler, South Australia, 5 August 1889 |
Home Town: | Goodwood, Unley, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Draughtsman |
Died: | Natural causes, Glengowrie, South Australia, 10 March 1981, aged 91 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Gawler Loyal Gawler Lodge I.O.O.F. M.U. WW1 Honour Board, Gawler War Memorial, Kapunda District Honour Board, Unley St. Augustine's Church Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
28 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6892, Keswick, South Australia | |
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10 Nov 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 6892, 8th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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10 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6892, 8th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
22 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6892, 15th Field Ambulance, Polygon Wood | |
4 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6892, 15th Field Ambulance |
Awarded the Military Medal
In Polygon Wood on evening of September 25-26 this man although warned by the R.M.O. of .............danger of carrying wounded through the enemy Barrage, led his squad throughout the night. His gallantry and total disregard of danger, with his devotion to duty, set an excellent example to his men and ........helped the evacuation of the wounded. As it was essential to avoid any blockage and ...............of casualties around the R.A.P.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76
Date: 23 May 1918
Submitted 23 September 2014 by Steve Larkins
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