Samuel Pavey

(Confirmed)

Born: 1 January, 1876

Died: 1 June, 1952

Biographical Summary:

Samuel Pavey enlisted in the AIF on 29 December 1914. He joined the 2nd Battalion at Gallipoli on 26 May 1915. He was evacuated to Lemnos, Greece on 9 July 1915 suffering from rheumatism. He was then transferred to Malta and then England. He continued to receive treatment for this and other medical conditions until May 1916 when he departed for Australia. He was discharged from the AIF at Sydney in January 1917.

Samuel Pavey’s connection with Mosman is through his marriage to Lalla Amelia Shelley in 1922. She was the cousin of Hector Harold Shelley and Walter Mansfield Shelley of Wunda Road, Mosman, whose names are on the Mosman War Memorial. Their father Rowland Mansfield Shelley was the brother of Lalla’s father, William John Shelley. [JSB]

Service Number: 1813

Ranks:

• Held rank of Private

Birth Records:

• 1 January, 1876 in Chard

Death Records:

• 1 June, 1952 in Burwood, NSW, Australia

Address:

• Twin Road North Ryde NSW Australia

Relationships:

• father - William Pavey
• mother - Sarah Bell Smart
• wife - Lalla Amelia Shelley

Organisations:

• Member of - 2nd Battalion, AIF

Main Sources:

• PAVEY Samuel Service Number 1813 Place of Birth Somerset England Place of Enlistment Liverpool NSW Next of Kin NA CULLINGS G H (Webpage)

Commemorations:

• PAVEY S. on the North Face of the