GARDNER, Lambert Richard Benjamin
| Service Number: | QX19502 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21 Engineer Support Troop |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 9 July 1906 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 20 February 1990, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Jun 1941: | Involvement QX19502 | |
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| 2 Jun 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 2 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX19502 | |
| 1 Nov 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX19502, 21 Engineer Support Troop, ex Sydney per HMT KK to Middle east | |
| 24 Jan 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX19502, ex Suez to Sydney | |
| 3 Aug 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX19502, 21 Engineer Support Troop, ex Cairns to Milne Bay | |
| 4 Mar 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX19502, 21 Engineer Support Troop, ex Finschaffen to Brisbane per Sea Scape | |
| 29 Dec 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX19502 | |
| 29 Dec 1944: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Lambert was the eldest of five children of Lambert Gardner Snr (b1873 in Ipswich, QLD) and Mary Ann Follett (nee Denman; b1884 in Mutdapilly, QLD). Lambert Snr (a Labourer) and Mary Ann married in 1897 in Ipswich where they settled and raised their family. Lambert Snr worked as a Fireman and Miner.
Lambert was a Miner in Ipswich in 1919 when he married Jane Dobbie (b1899 In Ipswich, QLD). Lambert and Jane settled in Ipswich where they raised their family and Lambert was a Miner.
In June 1941, Lambert put his birthdate forward to 1906 to enlist in the Australian Army - stating he was thirth four years of age rather than his actual forty two years (QLD BDM: 1898/C/5732). He served as a Private (Service No:QX19502) with 21 Re-enforcements Engineers in the Middle East (1 November 1941 - 27 February 1943) and New Guinea (3 August 1943 - 4 April 1944). Lambert was Discharged in December 1944.
Lambert and Jane remained in Ipswich, where Lambert worked as a Miner. Jane died in 1970 and Lambert in 1990.
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