LENNOX, Robert Thomas
| Service Number: | 997 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Belmont, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Belmont, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Belmont St. Stephen's Anglican Church Memorial Window 2, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Waurn Ponds Shire of South Barwon Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 997 | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 997, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 997, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 14 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 8 battalion to 60 Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Promoted at Ferry Post | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 997, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 997 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Marshell and Mary Louisa Lennox of Colac Road, Belmont, Geelong; brother of Harold Marshall Lennox who was killed in action on the 2 November 1916 while serving in the 29 Battalion; brother of Myrtle Vera McHugh nee Lennox
Robert also served for 10 months with the Royal Australian Artilllery Garrison, Geelong
Red Cross files comment: - Informant (Private Dyall) states that on July 19th at Levantie he saw Lennox shot dead in the German trench, which they reached but did not hold
24 August 1920 - Base Records received a letter from his mother stating that she did not know where Robert's father was living as she had no contact with him for over 16 years and that Robert's father had not contributed much to the support of the children
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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