David Robert Breingan LASCELLES

Regimental number10/822
Date of birth21 November 1890
Place of birthGreenmeadows, Napier
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationAccountant
AddressTomoana Road, Hastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 10.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinHenry Rhode Lascelles, Greenmeadows, Napier
Previous military serviceServed in 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialChunuk Bair Cemetery (Grave No 1), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Sarah Cameron (formerly Lascelles), Gisborne, and the late Henry Rhode Lascelles
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 32195 Rifleman Arthur Molesworth Crosse LASCELLES; 32198 Corporal Charles Henry William LASCELLES
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 27 April 1915 (bullet wound, arm); admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 1 May 1915; discharged to duty, 24 May 1915.

Promoted Sergeant, 11 June 1915.

Rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, 8 July 1915.

Reported missing in action, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Moascar, 16 January 1916, determined fate as 'killed in action, 8 August 1915'.

War service: 362 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18059004

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