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LAMONT, Robert William
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 33, V357224 |
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Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, South Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) |
Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 17 October 1890 |
Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | 6 September 1963, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
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World War 1 Service
17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 33, 5th Infantry Battalion, South Melbourne, Vic. | |
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21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 33, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 33, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
22 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 33, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Sprained ankle. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 7 August 1915. | |
8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 33, 5th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
29 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 5th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 33, 5th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
10 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, Lines of Communication Units, 2nd Brigade. France | |
3 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF), France | |
15 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Belgium | |
14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 33, 1st Pioneer Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 33, 1st Pioneer Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
18 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 33, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Hindenburg Outpost Line | |
21 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 33, 1st Pioneer Battalion, RTA 23 October 1918 for discharge (1914 leave). |
World War 2 Service
1 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), V357224, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Private 5th VDC. Enlisted at Ripponlea, Vic. | |
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1 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V357224 | |
25 Nov 1943: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), V357224, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Private 5th VDC. |
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