ADDISON, Lancelot Mark
| Service Number: | 7241 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Anzac Police |
| Born: | Tenterfield, New South Wales, 15 December 1872 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Barrister |
| Died: | Natural causes, Manly, New South Wales, 28 March 1944, aged 71 years |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7241, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7241, 8th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7241, 8th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Anzac Police | |
| 1 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Anzac Police | |
| 17 Jul 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, Anzac Police | |
| 7 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Anzac Police |
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Lancelot Mark ADDISON was born on 15th December, 1872 in Tenterfield, NSW
His parents were Glentworth Walsh Fraser ADDISON and Ellen CAMPBELL
Lancelot was a member of the NSW Bar Association and was admitted to the Bar in 1908
He enlisted as a Private with the 8th Field Ambulance which embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ascanius on 10th November, 1915 - Service No. 7241
He rose through the ranks to Captain in the AA Provost Corp and was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire and also received the 1914-15 Star, British War medal and Victory medal
He returned to Australia on the 18th July, 1919
His brother Leonard Walter ADDISON S/N 60091 also served in WW1
Lancelot died on 28th March, 1944 in Manly and is buried in Macquarie Park Cemetery in North Ryde, NSW -Anglican section, row K8 Plot 0043
BIOGRAPHY for Lancelot
http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/addison-lancelot-mark-16476 (peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au)
BIOGRAPHY & PHOTO - Lancelot
http://anzacsonline.net.au/2012/11/addison-lancelot-mark/ (anzacsonline.net.au)
OBITUARY and PHOTO of his father Glentworth ADDISON
http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/addison-glentworth-walsh-15451 (oa.anu.edu.au)
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