BALDOCK, Lionel Edward
| Service Number: | 1338 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Booleroo Centre, SA, 24 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Booleroo Centre, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mason's Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 19 September 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1338, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
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| 15 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1338, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1338, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Son of George Henry BALDOCK and Mary nee MELVIN
Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Lionel Edward Baldock, a soldier ranked private in the Australian Imperial Force. He was born on the 24th of march, 1890 in Booleroo Centre, South Australia. Before deployment, Baldock was a Mason's laborer. Lionel had no prior involvement in any other wars or military services. He was 5"9(175cm), weighing 129 pounds (58kg). Lionel's parents were Mary Baldock and George Henry 'Bee' Buldock. He was the 6th of seven siblings, those being 5 boys and 2 girls. His religion was recorded as Church Of England. He was the first of his family to enlist for military service
Lionel enlisted on the 30th of November 1914 in Oaklands, South Australia. He was assigned to the 12th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement and embarked from Adelaide on the HMAT Itonus A50 on the 15th of February as a Private. On the 8th of August, 1915, his unit was reinforced and deployed to Gallipoli. Tragically, on the 15th of August, he sustained a shock injury to his back, which led to his transfer to England on the 9th of September. In September of 1916, he would go to Etaples, France. Lionel Rejoined his unit on the fourth of April, 1917 when his unit was back in England. It is believed, though not confirmed, on the 20th of September, 1917, Lionel Edwards Baldock was killed in action in Belgium. This was during the battle of Merin Road, which was the 3rd Major Battle of Ypres, one where the Australian troops took 5000 casualties.
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