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LACKMANN, Augustus Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5540 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coleraine, Victoria, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Serviceton, West Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Auctioneer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Elder Smith & Co Limited WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Kaniva Shire of Lawloit WW1 Roll of Honor, Merino Dibgy Honour Roll, The South Australian National War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5540, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5540, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 5540, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5540 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Augustus Henry Lackmann was born in 1885 in Victoria. Before the war he was an Auctioneer and his marital status was single. Augustus was 5 ft 6 in and 165 lbs, he had brown hair and dark complexion.
Lackman enlisted 15th March 1916, his father Frederick Henry Lackmann was his next of kin. Lackmann embarked from Adelaide, South Australia aged 31, on HMAT A68 Anchises, 28 August 1916. He served on the Western Front and was killed in action 20 September 1917. He is commemorated at Menin Gate.
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