LACKMANN, Royal Henry
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
| Born: | Kaniva, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Angaston, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Branch Manager - Elder Smith & Co. Ltd, Wool Broker |
| Died: | Tetanus infection (bitten by a sheep), Narrogin, Western Australia, 29 June 1935 |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Karrakatta Cemetery: Anglican, Section ZB, Grave 0492. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Elder Smith & Co Limited WW1 Honour Board, Angaston District WW1 Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 13 Jul 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 27 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer | |
| 6 Nov 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, Rank of Temporary Captain |
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| 23 Dec 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
| 2 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 4th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
| 25 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Enlisted and served as Royal Henry Lackman
Royal Henry Lackmann was the fourth and final child of Frederick Henry Lackmann and Caroline Elizabeth Lackmann (nee Payne.)
- Charlotte Payne Lackmann, B: 1883
- Augustus Charles Henry Lackmann (/explore/people/361140), B: 1884, KIA 1917.
- Herbert James Lackmann, B: 1887
- Royal Henry Lackmann, B: 1893
Royal Henry Lackmann was born in 1893 in Kaniva, Victoria. After he finished his schooling at around the age of 18 he joined the firm Elder, Smith & Co. at Bordertown in South Australia. He would remain there for a number of years.
Prior to enlisting in August 1915, he was manager of the Angaston branch of Elder, Smith & Co.
Name: Royal Henry Lackmann
Birth Date:Abt 1893
Birth Place: Kaniva, Victoria
Registration Year: 1893
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Frederick Henry Lackmann
Mother: Charlotte Payne
Registration Number: 13999
After returning from the war, Royal once again took up his position as a branch manager for Elder, Smith & Co. In 1919, he was made the Narrogin branch manager in Western Australia and moved states to live there.
On Monday September 6th, 1920 he married Mary Everingham, daughter of Mr and Mrs Canon Everingham at St Matthew's Anglican Church, Guildford by Rev. Gretereaux. They would later have two children.
A keen golfer, he was held in high esteem by the people of Narrogin. Tragically, after serving as the branch manager of Narrogin Elder, Smith & Co. for 16 years he died from contracting tetanus after being bitten by a sheep. He died at the age of 42 on 9 June 1935. He was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery after a large funeral service.
British War Medal: 15134
Victory Medal: 14864
Nathan Rohrlach, May 2016.
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