William Joseph (Dougie) LAMBERT

LAMBERT, William Joseph

Service Number: 1577
Enlisted: 7 December 1914
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
Born: Creswick Victoria Australia, 13 March 1892
Home Town: Creswick, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling: Creswick State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Painter & Paperhanger
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 23 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Creswick Honor Roll, Creswick School Pictorial Roll of Honour, Creswick War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

7 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1577
19 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1577, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1577, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne

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History Before Service

Independent Order of Rechabites

Played Football with Creswick FC

Member of Creswick Fire Brigade