Abraham Isaac Levene
He was a bush worker and general labourer upon his enlistment
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Abrham Levene was born in 1892 at Russia, he was the son of Samuel and Janey Levene of 32 Uppingham Terrace, Waterway Street, Meadows Nottingham. Mother: Janey Levene, born in 1875 in Russia and working as a market stander in fancy goods. Brother: Jospeh, born in 1897 in Russia. Sister: Dora, born in 1904 in London.
Abraham at some point emigrated to Australia probably in 1910 and was resident at Sydney, Australia.
Private Abraham Levene, “D” Company, 4th Battalion Australian Imperial Force, was killed in action on 23rd July 1915. He is buried in Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, ANZAC.
He enlisted on 28th August 1914 at Kensington, New South Wales, giving his name as David Conroy, a 22 year-old bush worker and general labourer. Reported wounded on 2nd May 1915, he was treated aboard H.M.H.S. Derfflinger and returned to the battalion on 17th June 1915.
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Abraham Isaac Levene
Photograph shows the commonwealth wargraves commission headstone marking the grave of Abraham Isaac Levene at Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918
Abraham Isaac Levene
Photograph showing Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli where Abraham Isaac Levene is buried and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918