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John Andrew LAMBERTON

Regimental number1965
Place of birthEuroa, Victoria
SchoolEuroa Public School, Victoria
ReligionProtestant
OccupationLabourer
AddressEttrick, Kyogle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, H M Lamberton, Ettrick, Kyogle, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 16 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBoulogne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 162), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
76
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hugh and Fanny Lamberton, Ettrick, Kyogle, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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