Gilbert Harley LAMBERT

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LAMBERT, Gilbert Harley

Service Number:	914
Enlisted:	18 September 1914, Lismore, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ulverston,Lancashire, England, 18 December 1892
Home Town:	Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Silverdale Village School
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Died of wounds (accidental), France, 16 June 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

18 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 914, Lismore, New South Wales
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 914, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 914, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 914, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
16 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 914, 15th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Gilberts birth was registered as Gilbert Harry LAMBERT on 18th December, 1892 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England

His parents were Richard George LAMBERT and Lydia Ann COLE - the family moved to Silverdale, Lancashire - when he enlisted for WW1 he was calling himself Gilbert Harley or Henry

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His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Silverdale War Memorial in Lancashire, UK

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