Joseph Alexander LOCKHART

LOCKHART, Joseph Alexander

Service Number: 4664
Enlisted: 31 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Golden Square, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Ravenswood State School No. 1113, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Timekeeper
Died: Killed in Action, Chuignes, France, 23 August 1918
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Warragul Australian Natives Association Branch No 115 Roll of Honor, Warragul War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

31 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4664, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
28 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 4664, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 4664, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
23 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4664, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
14 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4664, 6th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
12 Oct 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, France
23 Dec 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, France
15 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4664, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Lagnicourt
25 Apr 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 4664, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, GSW to left arm (fractured) sustained at Fremicourt. Evacuated to UK. Returned to unit 19 February 1918.
14 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4664, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck
22 May 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
9 Jul 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion, Belgium
9 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4664, 6th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
23 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4664, 6th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Chuignes
23 Aug 1918: Involvement Sergeant, 4664, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4664 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-08-23

WW1

The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 144 + 270. Prior to the war he was a timekeeper of Bendigo VIC. He enlisted 31st July 1915 aged 23 years. He served with the 6th Infantry Battalion, rising to the rank of Corporal. During his service he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Military Medal for the service that he provided. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 23rd Aug 1918. Rest In Peace Lest We Forget

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Killed in action during the 1st Division attack on Chuignes, France, on 23 August 1918.