Place of birth | Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Cleveland Street Public School and Blackfriars Training College, New South Wales |
Other training | Teacher in Public Schools. |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 20 Charles Street, Enmore, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 6' 0.5" |
Weight | 210 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Frank Edwin Lonsdale, 20 Charles Street, Enmore, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Prior to enlisting held a commission in the Citizen Military Forces as Lieutenant in 31st Infantry. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was adjutant at Liverpool Camp, NSW, and adjutant of the 17th Bn prior to embarking. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot B, Row XVII, Grave No. C), Malta |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 83 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Fanny LONSDALE, 20 Charles Street, Enmore, New South Wales. Commemorated in Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales. Photo: Peter Dennis |
Family/military connections | Brother: 758 Pte Lionel Marcellus LONSDALE DCM, 18th Bn, returned to Australia, 18 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LONSDALE Frank Leslie |