Regimental number | 7348 |
Place of birth | Sussex, England |
School | Kesgrave Hall Private School, England |
Other training | Trained as Stationer and Schoolmaster. |
Age on arrival in Australia | 28 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Tammin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Father, F Lemmon, 15 London Road, Bognor Sussex, England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 6), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 63 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: Frank and Sarah LEMMON, 18 London road, Bognor, sussex, England. Native of Billingshurst, Susses |
Family/military connections | His cousin Frank Packham who gained the MM. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |