Lambert Richard Benjamin GARDNER

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
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World War 2 Service

2 Jun 1941: Involvement QX19502
2 Jun 1941: Enlisted
2 Jun 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19502
1 Nov 1941: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19502, 21 Engineer Support Troop, ex Sydney per HMT KK to Middle east
24 Jan 1943: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19502, ex Suez to Sydney
3 Aug 1943: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19502, 21 Engineer Support Troop, ex Cairns to Milne Bay
4 Mar 1944: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19502, 21 Engineer Support Troop, ex Finschaffen to Brisbane per Sea Scape
29 Dec 1944: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19502
29 Dec 1944: Discharged

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Biography 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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