GUEST, Lambert Adrian
| Service Number: | 1096 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 December 1914, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia, 13 May 1883 |
| Home Town: | Narrabri, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Narrabri Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | SW spine, Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, England, United Kingdom, 17 November 1915, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England C.E. 1753 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrabri and District Soldiers' Memorial Clock Tower |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1096, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1096, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1096, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Chilka, Sydney | |
| 2 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1096, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Oct 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 1096, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound to spine. | |
| 23 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 1096, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMHS Oxfordshire, Malta (to England) | |
| 17 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1096, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1096 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Lambert Adrian GUEST was born in Narrabri, NSW in 1883
His parents were Edward GUEST and Johanna McDONALD who married in 1869
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date – 17th November.....Trooper Lambert Adrian Guest was born at Narrabri, New South Wales in 1883. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 7th December, 1914 as a 31 year old Carpenter from Narrabri.
Trooper Lambert Adrian Guest embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Chilka (A51) on 7th June, 1915 with the 2nd Light Horse Brigade, 7th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcements. He joined 7th Light Horse Regiment at Gallipoli Peninsula on 2nd October, 1915.
[The Light Horse were considered unsuitable for the initial operations at Gallipoli, but were subsequently deployed without their horses to reinforce the infantry. (extract from Australian War Memorial]
Trooper Lambert Adrian Guest was wounded on 8th October, 1915 at Gallipoli Peninsula & his condition was serious. He was transferred to Malta with gunshot wounds to spine – serious then invalided to England on Hospital Ship Oxfordshire.
Trooper Guest was pronounced out of danger on 26th October, 1915 & was admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England on 30th October, 1915 with gunshot wounds to spine (11th Dorsal) & Paraplegia.
Trooper Lambert Adrian Guest died on 17th November, 1915 at Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England from wounds received in action – shrapnel wounds to spine. He was buried in Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England where 49 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
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