Regimental number | 1712 |
Place of birth | Yackandandah, Victoria |
School | Scotch College, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Foster, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 158.5 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Wilhelmina C Lake, Exchange Hotel, Foster, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 58th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/75/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Wilhelmina Charlotte LAKE. Native of Mitta Mitta, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 24 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LAKE Cecil Lancelot
Red Cross file 1540409 |