Regimental number | 2806 |
Place of birth | Eastwood, New South Wales |
School | Smiths Street Public School, Balmain, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Seaview Street, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Jane Lockyer, Seaview Street, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 6th Army Medical Corps; Served in the 6th AAMC Victoria Barracks, 1913. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 5th Field Ambulance, C Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish exactly which ship members of this unit sailed on. Two ships left from Sydney: the 'Ajana' on 31 May 1915 carrying three officers and 98 men and the 'Ceramic' on 25 June 1915 carrying three officers and 129 men. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 27), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Mary LOCKYER, Sea View Street, Randwick, New South Wales. Native of Eastwood, New South Wales |