William John LAMERTON

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LAMERTON, William John

Service Number:	1188
Enlisted:	9 November 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 3 May 1894
Home Town:	Leederville, Vincent, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in action, Pozieres, France, 22 July 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, West Leederville State School Honour Board, West Leederville War Memorial

World War 1 Service

9 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1188, 11th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1188, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1188, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

William John Lamerton was the youngest son of George Arthur and Ellen Elizabeth Lamerton. His mum had passed away when he was about seven years of age and his father, George, worked at the Western Australia Railways and lived at Leederville, Western Australia. He had six older brothers and sisters.

Known as ‘Bill’ to his family and friends, William Lamerton started working for the Western Australian Railways when he was about 16 years of age. He was suspended and dismissed during 1912 for ‘loitering during working hours.’

William served on Gallipoli from the day of the landing with the 11th Battalion, but was evacuated sick early in the campaign and eventually was evacuated to England. He rejoined the 11th Battalion in Egypt just before they were shipped to France and he was reported as killed in action during the capture of Pozieres by the Australians 22-25 July 1916.

His older brother, Lieutenant George Arthur Lamerton M.C.was in the same 11th Battalion, rising through the ranks and being awarded a distinction for bravery. He was later killed in action on 10 August 1918, aged 30 years.

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