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COVENTRY, John Livingstone
| Service Number: | 6063 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 September 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mitcham, South Australia , November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill Hand |
| Died: | 27 September 1945, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mitcham Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Mitcham Baptist Church Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6063, 27th Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6063, 27th Infantry Battalion, GSW head | |
| 4 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6063, 27th Infantry Battalion |
Diary Notes
1. There are three diaries: the first two are 10cm x 16cm x 0.5cm; the third is quite a lot thicker. All are written in pencil, in very well formed cursive. All have black paper covers, with lined paper inside, and two staples holding the lot together.
2. I have interspersed the letters written to Mary Dix chronologically

SUMMARY of LETTERS
hNov 6th 1916 - 1917 i1918
i1919 (to 19th May)
Eight letters Seventeen letters Six letters

NOTE: According to the number on the second to last envelope (35) JLC wrote a total of thirty six times in a period of nearly thirty one months. Five pieces must be “missing”.
JLC married Mary Dix in Broken Hill in August 1920. 3. The diaries and letters are as written.
Submitted 19 March 2013 by MindVision Interactive