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Alfred Harbord LAMBTON

Date of birth23 January 1889
Place of birthAyr, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPriest in Church of England
AddressMackay, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 11"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eleanor Mary Lambton, c/o Holman Horner, Belgium Gardens, Townsville, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Infantry, Citizen Military Forces, Charters Towers; time expired.
Enlistment date4 September 1918
Rank on enlistmentChaplain (4th Class)
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on 14 September 1918
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Australian General Hospital
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Captain


Unit: Chaplain 4th Class (Church of England), 4th Light Horse Brigade
Promotion date: 4 September 1918

FateReturned to Australia 20 July 1919
Discharge date14 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Embarked Sydney, 14 September 1918; disembarked Suez, 20 October 1918.

Attached for duty to 14th Australian General Hospital, Port Said, 29 October 1918.

Attached for duty, 4th Light Horse Brigade, 12 November 1918.

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Morvada', 20 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 28 August 1919, for onward travel by rail to Brisbane; appointment terminated (discharged), Brisbane, 14 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsEmbarked for continuous service.
SourcesNAA: B2455, LAMBTON Alfred Harbord

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