Lancelot Vicary HORNIMAN

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HORNIMAN, Lancelot Vicary

Service Number:	2146
Enlisted:	16 April 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Campbelltown, Campbelltown Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	West Kempsey District School & Sydney University
Occupation:	Clerk / Law Student
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 1 September 1918
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1, Row C, Grave 24
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World War 1 Service

16 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2146, 2nd Infantry Battalion
16 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2146, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2146, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
1 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-09-01

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Biography contributed

Lancelot Vicary HORNIMAN was born in Shellharbour, NSW in 1894

His parents were David Ewen HORNIMAN & Mary Ann CAMERON

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His brother Robert Geoffrey HORNIMAN (SN 2711 also served during WW1 (Rank Captain) & returned to Australia in 1919 - awarded the Military Cross

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