LANCASTER, Gordon William Horace
| Service Number: | 3584 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 29 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Campbelltown, Campbelltown Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Porter |
| Died: | East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia , 11 October 1957, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
East Maitland Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia East Maitland Cemetery, Church of England Portion, Section 25, Lot 23 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3584, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3584, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3584, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 14 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3584, 30th Infantry Battalion, 3rd MD, Acting Cpl,Sickness (pneumonia) |
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From Gary Mitchell, Aussies & Kiwis for ANZACs
This morning I had the great honour to erect crosses for Acting Corporal Gordon William Horace Lancaster, 30th Battalion (Reg No-3584 and 2nd A.I.F. – N483098), of "Bristol", Salisbury Street, Camperdown, New South Wales and 44 Hunter Street, East Maitland, N.S.W., who was laid to rest on the 12th October 1957, age 64. East Maitland Cemetery, Church of England Portion, Section 25, Lot 23.
Also his son, Leading Aircraftman Horace Victor Lancaster, Royal Australian Air Force, of 44 Hunter Street, East Maitland, New South Wales and Melbourne Street, East Maitland, N.S.W., who was laid to rest on the 6th September 1949, age 26. East Maitland Cemetery, Church of England Portion, Section 25, Lot 21.
Both men died tragically, and are resting side by side in unmarked graves.
Gordon's Great Grandson Michael Lancaster contacted me recently about these 2 Diggers, and we were joined today with family and friends to honour the service of these Heroes of 2 World Wars who had been forgotten.
Kye Jeffries sounded The Last Post.
The dead are only ever truly forgotten when they are spoken of no more.
Lest We Never Forget. — with Keiran Jeffriess
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