Regimental number | 12/149 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wellington |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Commercial traveller |
Address | Dominion Road, Auckland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 6' 1" |
Weight | 174 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Lambert, Leamington Road, Mount Eden, Auckland |
Previous military service | Served in the Wellington Highland Rifles. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
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 | Sergeant |
Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 72), Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs William Lambert, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Promoted Sergeant, 14 April 1915. Killed in action, Gallipoli, 18 May 1915. War service: 259 days (of which 215 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 18805, File 18058515 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2015
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