MAPLESTONE, Lyndsay Torrance
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies |
| Born: | Ashfield, NSW, 21 August 1889 |
| Home Town: | New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | North Shore Church of England Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Motor Salesman |
| Died: | Canberra, ACT, 8 August 1947, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Tristania, Garden F3, Bed 2, Rose 11 |
| Memorials: | Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1916: | Embarked Lieutenant, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of lorries dumping ammunition. The dump was heavily shelled all day, and he remained a his post though wounded directing operations, and getting all the lorries away safely. By his courage and coolness he set a fine example to all who came into contact with him.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110 Date: 25 July 1918 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Film pioneer dies suddenly
Lieutenant - Colonel Lyndsey Torrens Maplestone, production manager of the film division of the Department of Information, died suddenly in Canberra last night, aged 57.
Few men contributed more to the development of motion pictures in
Australia than Colonel Maplestone. As manager of the cinema and
photographic branch of the Department of Commerce before the war, he made 26 films, which secured world releases, and was associated with the production of the first sound films made in Australia. All his films produced revenue for the Commonwealth, and some are still in demand, although more than 13 years old.
Colonel Maplestone went to Canberra recently from Melbourne to
arrange installation of the Department of Information's film laboratory and to supervise overseas distribution.
Military Cross winner of the first World War, in which he rose from
private to captain, Colonel Maplestone also served throughout the last war. On discharge he was appointed production manager of the Department of Information film division, where his great technical ability and mastery of his medium helped to lift Government films to a new high level.
Colonel Maplestone, who was a member of the Green Room Club,
Melbourne, leaves a widow and two sons, one of whom served in the
Navy in the last war. The other is a student at Scotch College.
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