LAMBERT, Edward George
| Service Number: | 1670 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Towitta, South Australia, Australia, 9 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Towitta, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Towitta Public School, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 July 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row U, Grave 20, Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Cambrai WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sedan Institute Honour Roll, Sedan Pioneers and War Memorial and Flagpole, Yatina Memorial Hall Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1670, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1670, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1670, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 8 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1670, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the head |
Edward George Lambert
Edward George Lambert was born 9 July 1893 at Towitta, the 3rd son of David Lambert and Mary Jane Baker.
He enlisted on 3 April 1917 on the same day as his brother David Amos Lambert. Edward’s Regimental No. was 1670, David’s Regimental No. was 1671. On enlistment he was 22 years 9 months, occupation farmer, single, religion, Congregational. Note David was Wesleyan. The brothers were both in the 1/43rd battalion and served together..
Embarked “Afric” on 9 June 1916 disembarked Southhampton on 24 July 1916 and left for France on 25 November. Joining him on the “Afric” was his brother Edward and cousins, Ernest Edgar Lambert and Leslie Samuel Lambert. On 8 July 1917 Edward was wounded in action and died that day at the 2nd Australia Casualty Clearing Station, France, a day before his 24th birthday. It is assumed that David was with his brother Edward when he was wounded. Brother David died 3 months later from his wounds.
Place of burial Trois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row U, Grave No. 20), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 137
Edward’s parents lost two of their three sons and therefore two of their six children. The town of Towitta lost 4 out of 7 of those who enlisted, the four were two sets of brothers and cousins.
Family connections who served in WW1
David Amos Lambert (brother) killed
John James Cowland (cousin) killed
William Horace Cowland (cousin) killed
Ernest Edgar Lambert (cousin)
Leslie Samuel Lambert (cousin)
Stanley Roy Angel (cousin)
Frank Arthur Allen Dicker (cousin)
Acknowledgments:
Kaye McKenzie (family researcher)
AIF project
National Archives of Australia
Australian War Memorial
SA Genealogy Scty
Trove
Submitted 29 August 2014 by Pat Cass
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David Labert and Mary Jane Baker. Brother of Violet Ivy Lambert, David Amos Lambert, William Lambert, Mary Emily Jessie Lambert and Jean Lambert.
Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal
1 January 1923 - Edward's father wrote to Base Records stating that he had not received the medals, Memorial Plaque or Memorial Scroll
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