John LAMPARD

LAMPARD, John

Service Number: 1974
Enlisted: 2 January 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
Born: Edenhope, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town: Balmoral, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling: Balmoral State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Turkey, 12 August 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balmoral War Memorial, Kowree Shire Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

2 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1974, 7th Infantry Battalion
17 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 1974, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
17 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 1974, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
12 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 1974, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1974 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-12

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

John Lampard was one of four sons of George and Mary Ann Lampard of Balmoral, Victoria who served with the AIF during WW1. All four brothers served mostly with the 14th Battalion.

His older brother, 734 Pte. Glen Thomas Lampard, 14th Battalion AIF, was killed by a shell at Pozieres on 10 August 1916, aged 28. His other two brothers were wounded during the same action.

John enlisted in early 1915 with another brother, James Cyril Lampard, and they were allotted consecutive regimental numbers in the 7th Battalion. They arrived on Gallipoli during June 1915 and were both transferred to the 14th Battalion on 28 June 1915.

John suffered severe heads wounds on the 8 August 1915 and was transferred to the hospital ship ‘Itonus’ where he died of wounds some five days later and was buried at sea.

His brother 1975 Pte. James Cyril Lampard 14th Battalion was wounded at Gallipoli in the same action and in the confusion, it was reported to the mother that James had died of wounds.

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