LAMPLUGH, Charles Francis Xavier
| Service Number: | 7515 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1917, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cambridge, New Zealand , 20 August 1882 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St James Grammar School, Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Drill Instructor |
| Died: | Heart Failure, Ypres, Belgium, 12 March 1918, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
La Clytte Military Cemetery La Clytte Military Cemetery, De Klijte, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7515, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7515, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Francis Xavier LAMPLUGH was born on 20th August, 1882 in Cambridge, New Zealand
His parents were Harry Welby LAMPLUGH & Ellen Jane DONNELLY who married in New Zealand in 1880
Charles had previously served for 14 months in the Australian Naval Force
He married Nellie Jane NIMBS in Victoria in 1906
His brother Welby Jackson LAMPLUGH (SN 274) was Killed in Action in Belgium on 4th October, 1917 and another brother Frederick Flint LAMPLUGH (Lieutenant) also served in WW1 - he survived the war and died in Waikato, New Zealand in 1948
Biography
"LAMPLUGH.— In loving memory of Sergeant Welby Jackson, killed in action, 4th October, 1917, loving brother of Lilly.
A man not of words, but of action, One of God's bravest and best; He died an Australian hero, Fighting for freedom and rest. -Inserted by his affectionate sister, Lilly, and brother-in-law.
LAMPLUGH.— In loving memory of my dearly loved son, Sergeant Welby Jackson, killed in action in Belgium, 4th October, 1917, brother of Sergeant Charles Lamplugh, died on service in France on 12th March. Brothers united. An Anzac hero.
God is kind, he gives me strength To bear my heavy cross; He is the only one who knows My loneliness and loss. — Inserted by his loving mother and brother, Lieut. F. F. Lamplugh (returned)." - from the Melbourne Age 04 Oct 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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