Regimental number | 12/148 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wanganui |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | 8 Liverpool Street, Wellington |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.10 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 175 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Lambert, Helmore Street, Wanganui East |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Railway Engineers, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: William & Mary L. Lambert, 89 Hakeke Street, Wanganui East |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, 5 June 1915; subsequently reported wounded and missing, 5 June 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Believed dead at Dardanelles on 5th June 1915'. War service: 299 days (of which 256 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 188, File 18058500 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2015
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