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LAMMING, Edward William
| Service Number: | 2204 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nackara. South Australia, 10 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | 19 December 1921, aged 32 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section O, Drive C, Path 38, Site Number 179N |
| Memorials: | Hawker Residents of Hawker Honour Roll, Hawker War Memorial Park, Hawker and District WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2204, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2204, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2204, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Corey Hilder
Edward William Lamming was born on the 10th of June, 1889 in Nackara, South Australia. Edward’s next of kin was his mother, Sarah Charles.
Edward was an Australian soldier who served in World War One. He was 5’11” and weighed in at 160lb. His chest measurement was thirty five and a half inches. His complexion was fair and he had grey eyes. His religion was the Church of England.
Before the war, Edward was a station hand in the Wilmington area. He enlisted in the military aged twenty-six, on the 27th of April, 1916.
Edward was in the 50th Battalion, who were fighting on the Western Front. On the second of April, 1917, he was wounded in action. He had a gunshot wound to the arm and was admitted to the No.4 field ambulance the same day. He was injured in De Suele Camp West of Ploegsteert Wood, located near the small Belgian village of Ploegsteert. After recovering in England, he returned to active duty in France in July.
In early 1918 he was injured, suffering a hernia which twice saw him sent to hospital. This kept him out of action for much of the middle part of the year, only returning to his unit in late August 1918.
Edward was promoted to Lance Corporal on the 1st of January, 1919. He commenced his return to Australia aboard the HT 'Port Napier' on the 12th of May, 1919.
He was awarded two medals, the British War Medal and a Victory medal.
Edward William Lamming died on the 19th of December, 1921. He was then buried at the Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide.