DE LAUTOUR, Edgar Frederick
| Service Number: | 82 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Oamaru, New Zealand, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Paringa, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Otago High School, New Zealand. |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 23 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot IV, Row A, Grave 30 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 82, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 25 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 82, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 82, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 82, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 82, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Complete extract from the diary of FJ Treloar, MC
One of the saddest things I have struck yet was the death of Sgt De Lautour. He was shot through the head and killed instantaneously at daylight on the morning of the 23rd May. He was one of the best, an awfully fine fellow, I thought a lot of him and so did everybody. We are going to try and get a cross from Alexandria for his grave.
Submitted 31 May 2017 by Hugh Treloar-Matthews
Extract - Francis J. Treloar Gallipoli diary
"On May 19, May we occupied Pope's Hill for a week. We have 24 hours in the trenches, 24 hours off when we are supposed to rest, but during that period there was no rest, there were fatigues all day and standing to arms in support all night. We were fairly played out; i could sleep standing up. Sgt de Latour was killed here; we were all very fond of him."
Submitted 29 October 2016 by Hugh Treloar-Matthews
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Edgar Frederick De LAUTOUR was born in 1885 in Oamaru, New Zealand
His parents were Harry Archibald De LAUTOUR and Harriet Emma BARBER
His father Harry Archibald was born in 1849 in India and died in 1917 in New Zealand - he was the Brigade Surgeon and Lieutenant Colonel & Prinicipal Medical Officer of the Otago District in New Zealand
Edgars brother Harry Archibald served in WW1 (SN 21467) with the NZ Forces
and another brother Cecil Andrew De LAUTOUR served in the Boer War (SN 1622) and (SN 5845) and then WW1 (SN 465) when he died in 1915 East Africa during WW1, also serving with the NZ Forces
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