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Ivo Brian JOY

Surname
JOY
Given Names
Ivo Brian
Regimental No.
919
Place of Birth
Murrumbeena, Melbourne, Victoria
School
Jeppes High School, Johannesburg, South Africa
Religion
Presbyterian
Occupation
Bank clerk
Address
Care of F G Joy, Katanning, Western Australia
Marital Status
Single
Age at Embarkation
19
Next of Kin
F, G Joy, Katanning, Western Australia
Previous military service
Served as a Cadet in Johannesburg and in Katanning. Was a trooper in the Light Horse, Katanning.
Other Training
Was studying privately for the University when he enlisted.
Enlistment Date
7 September 1914
Enlistment Date from Nominal Roll
18 August 1914
Rank on Enlistment
Lance Sergeant
Unit Name
11th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll No.
23/28/1
Embarkation details
Unit embarked at Fremantle per Transport A11 'Ascanius' on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll
Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll
11th Battalion
Other Details (ROH Circular)
Fate place: Hill 971, Gallipoli. Enlisted on 17 August 1914 and left Katanning in charge of its first contingent. Was wounded 10 hours after the landing - was acting as Senior Sergeant of his platoon, consequent on disappearance of Lieut Mort Reid. (details from Mother)
Fate
Killed in Action 25 April 1915
Place of death or wounding
Gallipoli, Turkey 
Age at death
19.8
Age at Death from Cemetery Records
19
Place of Burial
No known grave
Commemoration Details
The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 33), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
62
Memorial Details
The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.
The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.
The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.
Miscellaneous information from Cemetery records
Parents: Frederick George and Caroline Mackie JOY, Katanning, Western Australia. Native of Murrumbeena, Victoria
AIF connections
Brothers: 3124 Corporal Carl Lindsay JOY, 48th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 January 1919; 7820 Lance Corporal Lindsay Kendall JOY, AIF Headquarters, effective abroad (subsequently returned to Australia).
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal