LUMSDEN, John Walls
| Service Number: | 4536 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clarendon, Vic., 1885 |
| Home Town: | Clarendon, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, France, 2 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Assevillers New British Cemetery VII B 2, Assevillers New British Cemetery, Assevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarendon Roll of Honor, Scotsburn District and Old Scholars Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4536, 8th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4536, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4536, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 4536, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4536 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-02 |
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Son of Robert and Elizabeth LUNSDEN, Clarendon, Victoria
LUMSDEN.—In loving memory of our dear sons and our dear brothers, Jack, 38th Battalion, killed in action France, September 2nd, 1918, and Jim, 39th Battalion, died of wounds at Messines, June 8th, 1917
Brothers re-united
They sleep not in their native land,
But under foreign skies,
Far from those who loved them
In heroes’ graves they lie
—lnserted by their loving parents, brother, and sisters. Clarendon.
LUMSDEN.—In sad and loving memory of our dear cousin, Pte. J. W. Lumsden (Jack), who was killed in action, September 2nd, 1918.
We pictured his safe returning,
We longed to clasp his hand,
But God postponed our meeting,
'Twill be in a better land
—lnserted by E. and A. Skelton.
LUMSDEN. —ln sad and loving memory of Pte. Jack Lumsden, killed in action, September 2nd, 1918.
Fighting for home and loved ones,
He gave his life—his all
An Australian hero
—lnserted by H. and E. Cresswell, Scotsburn.