Regimental number | 1169 |
Place of birth | Wards River, Glouncester, New South Wales |
School | Gloucester Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Wards River Railway, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 165 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Lambley, Wards River Railway, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | West Maitland, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 34th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Fate is recorded on Nominal Roll as 'Deceased'; date of fate incorrectly entered (in handwriting) as '9.9.18'. |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row P, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 124 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Maria LAMBLEY |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1170 Sergeant Percy Harold LAMBLEY, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 2 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 23 June 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 November 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 7 January 1917; Temporary Corporal, 27 May 1917. Detached to Rest Camp, 17 June 1917; rejoined 34th Bn, in the field, Belgium, 3 July 1917. Transferred to 9th Training Bn, England, 10 August 1917, and reverted to Lance Corporal. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 13 August 1917. On Command, Lyndhurst Bombing School, 26 August 1917; rejoined 9th Training Bn, 8 September 1917. On Command, Gas School, Chisledon, 24 September 1917; rejoined 9th Training Bn, 2 October 1917. On Command, School of Instruction, Jellalabad, 7 October 1917; rejoined 9th Training Bn, 3 November 1917. Reverted to Lance Corporal, 8 November 1917. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 18 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1917; rejoined 34th Bn, in the field, 3 December 1917. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 7 January 1918. On leave to England, 31 January 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 17 February 1918. Admitted to 9th Field Ambulance, 7 April 1918 (trench fever), and reverted to Lance Corporal; transferred same day to 5th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 5, 9 April 1918, and admitted to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 10 April 1918; transferred to England, 11 April 1918, and admitted to Horton County of London War Hospital, Epsom, 13 April 1918; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford; discharged on furlough, 9 May 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 23 May 1918. Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 22 June 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 July 1918; rejoined 34th Bn, in the field, 14 July 1918. Promoted Corporal, 1 August 1918. Killed in action, 31 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LAMBLEY Clarence William |