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Benjamin LANCASTER

Regimental number3814
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressToowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 7"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, W Lancaster, 6 Fanning Street, Tempe, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 August 1915
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1918
Place of burialHargicourt British Cemetery (Plot I, row L, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
18
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales. Photo: Andrew Richardson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA B2455 4377375

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