Joseph Frederick LAPWORTH

LAPWORTH, Joseph Frederick

Service Numbers: 2199, 2199A
Enlisted: 16 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 49th Infantry Battalion
Born: Fortitude Valley, Queensland , 20 May 1894
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Wynnum Central State School
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery: Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
Plot: Enclosure No.6 III. A. 5., Bedford House Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, Hooge Crater Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Logan & Albert 9th Battalion Honour Roll, Wynnum & Manly Sailing Club Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

16 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2199, Brisbane, Queensland
16 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2199, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2199, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
13 Jan 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2199A, 49th Infantry Battalion, Allocated letter 'A'
26 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2199A, 49th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2199A awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Joseph Frederick LAPWORTH was born in Fortitude Valley, Queensland on 20th May, 1894

His parents were George Frederick LAPWORTH & Sarah MERSEN