LE MAITRE, Edward
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Chaplains' Department |
| Born: | Schoorisse, Belgium, 23 October 1867 |
| Home Town: | Glen Osmond, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Roman Catholic Priest |
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World War 1 Service
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
THE END UNCERTAIN.
The Rev. Farther E. Le Maitre, who has just returned from the western front, made interesting remarks at the Raphael's Church, Parkside, on Sunday evening, regarding the war. He expressed the view that the nature of the end of the great conflict seemed very uncertain. If one of the Allies had not turned down her obligations last year the outlook would have been very different. The men onthe battle front appeared to have little idea of the existing situation. A noticeable feature regarding the Australians was their love of their homeland, which seemed to manifest itself more than in the case of any other troops. Letters from Australia were eagerly awaited, and when received almost invariably went the round among companions. The Germans undoubtedly feared the Australians more than some of the other troops, but, it was stated, preferred to be taken prisoners by Australians, who were generally kind hearted, and distributed cigarettes among the men they captured.
Observer Saturday 30 March 1918 page 27
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