HARGRAVE, Lancelot Morton Spiller
| Service Number: | 215 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Rose Park, Adelaide, South Australia, 13 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | North Adelaide, 27 April 1972, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Hackney St Peter's College WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 215, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 215, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 215, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: Incorrectly recorded on original roll as Lancelot Norton Spiller Hargrave | |
| 14 Feb 1918: | Honoured Military Cross |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Port Adelaide |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Wounded 9th Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
Lieutenant LMS Hargrave was presented with his Military Cross by General Birdwood on 6 March 1920.
Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He occupied a knoll and brought heavy fire to bear on an enemy field howitzer. Though heavily fired on, he inflicted several casualties on the enemy and then charged the gun with his troop and captured it. He showed magnificent courage and initiative.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 191
Date: 12 December 1918
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Lancelot Morton Spiller Hargrave, M.C., V.R.D. (1895-1972), a partner in a prominent legal firm, served in the Army during the first World War (winning the M.C.) and in the Navy during the second (receiving the Volunteer Reserve Decoration).
On the Council he was a Councillor for MacDonnell Ward (1950-57), Lord Mayor (1957-60), and an Alderman (1960-72).
He represented the Council on the Metropolitan Taxi-cab Board (1957 and 1961-72),
and was its Chairman for most of that time (1961-72). During his term as Lord Mayor the Adelaide Festival of Arts was established. He was the first President of the Festival and Chairman of the Board of Governors from 1959 to 1964, retiring from the Board in 1968.
Biography contributed by Anita Tsamtsikas
Contributed by Anita Tsamtsikas
1959-1964 Lord Mayor of Adelaide.
First President of the Adelaide Festival of Arts
Partner of the firm Knox and Hargrave
A book: A Man in War and Peace: The Life of LMS Hargrave MC VRD by Jason Shute
1922 Married Miss Ursula Lloyd Great Granddaughter of Sir John Morphett and Sir Henry Ayers
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