WETTENHALL, Lancaster Charles
| Service Number: | 732 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1915, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balterley, Crewe, Cheshire, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Sandback School, England |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel no. 25 (no known grave), Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Winton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 732, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 732, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Lancaster Charles WETTENHALL was born in 1892 in Balterley, Crewe, Cheshire, England.
His parents were Lancaster Charles WETTENHALL and Olive BAKER.
He enlisted on 4th December 1915 with the Australian Army - he was with the 41st Battalion, C Company - Unit embarked from Sydney on 18th May, 1916.
Lancaster was Killed in Action on 10th October, 1917 in the Field in Belgium - no known grave - he is honoured on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial and the Australian War Memorial
He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
His brother Reginald WETTENHALL also served in the 15th Battalion and returned to Australia in 1919
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