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LAMBERT, Leslie Samuel
| Service Number: | 513 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Towitta, South Australia, 9 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Waikerie, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Towitta Public School |
| Occupation: | Farming |
| Died: | 17 July 1966, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens |
| Memorials: | Galga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 513, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 513, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
Leslie Samuel Lambert
Leslie Samuel Lambert
On his War Records, Marriage and Death records, he is named as Leslie Samuel Lambert. However his birth registration shows as Samuel Leslie Lambert. Known as Les, he was born Monday 9 March 1891 at Towitta. He was the third child and son of Samuel Lambert and Harriet Bywaters.
Les was 16 or thereabouts when the family moved from Towitta to the Galga area in late 1907.
Whilst in Camp Morphettville, he married Lily Boromeo on 29 April 1916 at Congregational Manse, Glenelg. His brother Ernest also a soldier, was a witness.
Les enlisted 4 February 1916 and joined the 43rd Infantry Battalion AIF. Enlistment states that he was a farmer, age 24 years 11 months, height 5 feet 11 inches, Weight 148 lbs, medium complexion with hazel eyes and brown hair.
Religion: Congregational. Next of Kin his mother, but later changed to his wife.
Embarked from Outer Harbour on 9 June 1916 on the “Afric”. On board was his brother Ernest, and cousins David (known as Amos) and Edward Lambert. Wounded in action 2 August 1917 with gunshot wound and sent to England. In February 1918 suffered from Asthma and again admitted to hospital in England. Notification letters of wounds and illness sent to Mrs L Lambert, Bowen Vale Victoria.
Discharged 23 September 1918 Reason for Discharge: medically unfit. Total Service: 2 years 232 days of which Service Abroad was 2 years 27 days.
From the book “The Galga Story” ”all enlisted boys from Galga were given a farewell in the form of a dance in the Galga Hall. On their homecoming each soldier was given a "Welcome Home" and each presented with a suitcase and money”.
Leslie’s name is on the Galga War Memorial which was unveiled 25 April 2012.
After the war they lived 5 miles west of Veitch. The farm was sold early 1941, it is not known to the author, when they left the district but after 1946.
Les died Sunday 17 July 1966 aged 75 years and buried in Centennial Park, Adelaide, in the “Derrick Gardens”
Relatives who served
Ernest Edgar Lambert (brother) WW1
David Amos Lambert (cousin) WW1
Edward George Lambert (cousin) WW1
Stanley Roy Angel (cousin) WW1
Frank Arthur Allen Dicker (cousin) WW1
Leslie Charles Lambert (son) WW2
Trenneth Samuel Lambert (son) WW2
Reginald Hampton Lambert (son) WW2
Acknowledgments
Australian War Memorial
National Archives
AIF project
SA Genealogy Scty
Submitted 30 August 2014 by Pat Cass
Biography
Birth registration shows his name as Samuel Leslie Lambert.
Embarked from Outer Harbour on 9 June 1916 on the “Afric” and was on the same voyage as his brother Ernest Edgar Lambert and two cousins, David and Edward Lambert, sons of David Lambert of Towitta.
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