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Lancelot Darcy BEGG

Regimental number45
Place of birthWaverley, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStudent
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 6"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, George C Begg, Winderemere, 6 Southhead Road, Waverley
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 November 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 October 1914
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameVeterinary Section 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number27/26/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A31 Ajana on 19 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Veterinary Section
FateDied of disease 11 March 1915
Age at death20
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 173), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
184
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to Hospital, Mena, 12 February 1915; died of illness, Citadel Hospital, Cairo, 11 March 1915 (appendicitis).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BEGG Lancelot Darcy

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