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LIVINGSTON, David Frederick

Subjects

  • WW1
Author: 
Michael O'Brien
WW1 Roll of Honour: 
Roll of Honour
Family name: 
LIVINGSTON
Given names: 
David Frederick
Gender: 
Male
Religion: 
Presbyterian
Date of birth: 
1 February 1876
East Melbourne addresses
Year: 
1914
1914
144 Simpson Street
, East Melbourne, Victoria
, Australia
Military service: 
WW1
Regimental number: 
1168
Rank: 
Corporal
Military units: 
29th Battalion, D Company
Military casualty: 
Killed in action
Date of death: 
1916
Place of death: 
Death Fromelles, near Lilles
, France
Biographical notes: 

1168 Corporal (Cpl) David Frederick (Fred) Livingston, 29th Battalion was from Larraville, NSW, but gave as his own abdress that of his wife's address, 144 Simpson St., East Melbourne, Victoria. A 38 year old grazier prior to enlisting on 5 November 1914, he embarked with the D Company from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ascanius on 10 November 1915. He was killed in action on 19 July 1916 in the Battle of Fromelles in France. The Red Cross rolls contain a letter from the Inquiry Officer at Army Corps 6, Royal Prussian War Office: 'Australian Soldier Livingston D.F. 1168, 29th battalion, fell on 19/7/1916 in the neighbourhood of Fromelles.' After the war, his grave could not be located and he was commemorated on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France. In 2008 a burial ground was located at Pheasant Wood, France containing the bodies of 250 British and Australian soldiers including Corporal Livingston. All of the remains were reburied in the newly created Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery. At the time of the official dedication of the new cemetery on 19 July 2010, ninety-six of the Australians had been identified through a combination of anthropological, archaeological, historical and DNA information. In April 2011 a further 14 Australians were identified including Cpl Livingston. Work is continuing on identifying the other remains relocated from the burial ground and buried in the new cemetery as unknown soldiers. David Livingston is is remembered on the AWM145 Roll of Honour Cards and on Panel 45 in the Commemorative Area of the Australian War Memorial.

 51 Victoria Parade was also listed as an address

1168 Corporal David Frederick (Fred) Livingston
LIVINGSTON, David Frederick
Livingston's German Casualty Card
LIVINGSTON, David Frederick
Livingston - notifying his wife of his death
Acknowledgments: 

Australian National Archives, Service Record

Australian War Memorial, Red Cross records, Embarkation Rolls, Photographs

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