LAKE, Halbert Leslie
| Service Number: | 2863 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, United Kingdom, 1 May 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2863, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2863, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 1 May 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 2863, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2863 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-05-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 1st May…… Halbert Leslie Lake was born at Kerr’s Creek, near Orange, New South Wales on 18th January, 1898.
His father – Thomas Lake died on 4th December, 1909 at Marrickville, Sydney, NSW.
On 12th July, 1915 Halbert Leslie Lake enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) stating he was a 19 year old, single, Clerk from Old Junee, NSW (actual age was 17 ½). As he was under the age of 21, parents were required to sign their consent for their son to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force for active service abroad. Sarah Ann Lake signed her consent on 7th July, 1915.
Private Halbert Leslie Lake, Service number 2863, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Argyllshire (A8) on 30th September, 1915 with the 4th Infantry Brigade, 13th Infantry Battalion, 9th Reinforcements & disembarked at Egypt (no date recorded).
He was admitted to No. 2 Australian Hospital at Heliopolis on 22nd October, 1915 with Diarrhoea then was transferred to N.Z. & Australian Convalescent Hospital at Helouan on 25th October, 1915 with Ptomaine (food) poisoning. Private Lake was admitted to Ras-el-Tin Hospital at Alexandria on 25th November, 1915 with Diarrhoea then transferred to Al Hyat.
On 8th January, 1916 Private Lake joined 13th Battalion at Ismailia.
Private Lake was admitted to No. 1 Australian Stationary Hospital at Ismailia on 18th April, 1916 with P.U.O. (Pyrexia (fever) of unknown origin). He was transferred & admitted to 4th Field Ambulance on 19th April, 1916 – cause N.Y.D. (not yet determined) then transferred to 13th Field Ambulance on the same day. Private Lake was transferred to Casualty Clearing Station then transferred to No. 1 Australian Stationary Hospital at Serapeum on 19th April, 1916 still N.Y.D. He was discharged on 2nd May, 1916 & returned to 13th Battalion at Serapeum on 4th May, 1916.
He proceeded from Alexandria on 1st June, 1916 on Transylvania to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 8th June, 1916.
From 19th August, 1916 Private Halbert Leslie Lake was to be Lance Corporal in France.
He was to be Temporary Corporal from 3rd September, 1916 while posted in the Field in Belgium – vice Corporal Miles to Hospital.
Temporary Corporal Halbert Leslie Lake was to be Corporal then Temporary Sergeant in the Field from 16th September, 1916 vice Sergeant Coleman wounded. He relinquished his rank of Temporary Sergeant on 22nd September, 1916 on account of Sergeant Jack rejoining.
Corporal Halbert Leslie Lake was to be Temporary Sergeant from 11th December, 1916 vice Sergeant Wadman. Temporary Sergeant Halbert Leslie Lake was to be Sergeant from 17th February, 1917 vice Sergeant Wadman to Supernumerary List.
On 11th April, 1917 Sergeant Halbert Leslie Lake was reported to be Missing in Action in France. He was placed on Supernumerary List for Prisoner of War on 11th April, 1917.
From the War Diary of 13th Battalion for 11th April, 1917 - attack on Hindenberg Line : 6 Officers were killed; 6 wounded & 9 were missing. 19 Other ranks were killed; 112 were wounded & 358 were missing.
Sergeant Halbert Leslie Lake had been wounded in the stomach with a bullet wound & was taken as a prisoner of war on 11th April, 1917. He was interred at Reserve Lazarett Verden & later transferred to Soltau, Germany.
On 14th April, 1918 Sergeant Lake arrived in England from Holland. He was admitted to The King George Hospital, Stamford Street, London, England on 14th April, 1918 with G.S.W. to Stomach - severe. The Hospital Admissions form recorded: “G.S.W. Abdomen F B removed. Cystitis.” (G.S.W. – gunshot wound/s. F B – foreign body). “Repatriated Prisoner of War from Germany….”
Sergeant Halbert Leslie Lake died at 4.15 pm on 1st May, 1918 at The King George Hospital, Stamford Street, London, England from wounds received in action - G.S.W. Abdomen.
He was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England – Australian Military Burial Ground where around 360 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/i---l.html
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