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FALCONER, Lake
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 623 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ormondville, Hawkes Bay, New Zealnd, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wairoa Public School, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 17, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 623, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 623, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 623, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 623, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Exact day of wound is not definite but occurred between 25-30 April 1915. Shrapnel wounds to the thigh |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 20 years. Address at the time of enlistment was Newcastle, NSW
Son of Lake and Elizabeth Falconer of Riwaka, Nelson, NZ formerly of Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, NZ.
Brother of William Charles Falconer who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 8 August 1915 while serving with the Wellington Regiment N.Z.E.F. and ahs no known grave. His name appears on the Chunuk Bair, NZ. Memorial, Panel 20
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Wairoa School Cadets and the Huramura Mountain Rifles, NZ