{"id":2234,"date":"2021-04-26T01:28:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T11:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/?page_id=2234"},"modified":"2021-04-26T01:35:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T11:35:08","slug":"luke-kelvin-victor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/luke-kelvin-victor\/","title":{"rendered":"LUKE Kelvin Victor"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][heading]LUKE Kelvin Victor[\/heading][vc_column_text]\n
Service number V54672\/ VX62793 Australian Army<\/h5>\n

Kelvin and Nancy lived in Kew and Balwyn. They had three children David John, Gregory and Jeanette. In the 1970\u2019s they had a newsagency in Wendouree Victoria, followed by Strathmore. In later years Kelvin returned to signwriting and lived in Ballarat and then finally, Horsham.<\/p>\n

Kelvin died on the 24 February 2003 and is interred at the Horsham Cemetery.<\/p>\n

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(Photograph courtesy of Billiongraves, lane6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/strong><\/td>\nLUKE Kelvin Victor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Service Number<\/strong><\/td>\nV54672\/ VX62793 Australian Army<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nPrivate \/ Trooper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unit<\/strong><\/td>\n5 Battalion VSR\/ 2\/4 Australian Commando Squad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conflict<\/strong><\/td>\nSecond World War 1939-1945<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of enlistment
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		9 August 1940 at Richmond Victoria<\/p>\n

1 September 1941 at Royal Park Melbourne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Locality on Enlistment<\/strong><\/td>\nEast Kew Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Served<\/strong><\/td>\nTBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of discharge<\/strong><\/td>\n???<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medals awarded<\/strong><\/td>\nunknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Born<\/strong><\/td>\n16 March 1922 at Caulfield Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parents<\/strong><\/td>\nVictor Mason Luke and Nellie Elizabeth Merritt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Married<\/strong><\/td>\nNancy Coffield in 1947 Melbourne Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\nSignwriter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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