| Regimental number | 474 |
| Place of birth | Latrobe, Tasmania |
| School | Hutchins State School, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Student |
| Address | West Devonport, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 8.75" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John W Payne, West Devonport, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 40th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry at Lagnicourt doing volunteer patrol work under shell and machine gun fire, and in assisting a badly wounded man.' Recommendation date: |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He gained the Military Cross March 25th 1917 at Noreuil in France. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 4), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 105 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; John Wollard and Katherine PAYNE, Devonport, Tasmania |
| Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He gallantly led a patrol forward under very heavy fire, and eventually when the patrol was driven back by a very strong opposition he remained behind and carried in a badly wounded man.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174 Date: |
| Family/military connections | Two other brothers one Lieut (12th Batt) twice wounded and one surgeon British Navy - served on 'Vindictive' at Zeebrugge. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 28 October 1916. Promoted Lieutenant, 4 April 1917. Wounded in action, 30 May 1918 (gun shot wound, abdomen). Died of wounds, 20th Casualty Clearing Station, 30 May 1918. Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PAYNE Lancelot Joseph Wollard |
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