Henry Spencer LAMB

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Service Number:	1358
Enlisted:	31 January 1901
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Victorian Mounted Rifles
Born:	Beaufort, Victoria, Australia, 1 July 1878
Home Town:	Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Wagoners Drift, South Africa, 30 April 1901, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bairnsdale Boer War Memorial, Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square), Sale Boer War Memorial

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1358
1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 1358, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles
31 Jan 1901:	Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1358, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles
15 Feb 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1358, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Embarked on SS Orient.
30 Apr 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1358, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Killed in Action.

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Henry Spencer LAMB was born in Beaufort, Victoria in 1878

His parents were James LAMB & Emma Frances SPENCER

He was Killed in Action on 30th April, 1901 at Wagoners Drift, South Africa

Medals: Queens South Africa Medal with 3 clasps