WILLIAMS, Lancelot Hamilton
| Service Number: | 3156 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Hamilton, Victoria, AUSTRALIA, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Belgium, 24 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Dickebusch New Military Cemetery & Extension, Belgium L 10, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial, Hamilton Wesleyan Methodist Church Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3156, 5th Field Company Engineers, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 3156, 5th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 3156, 5th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry Joseph and Amelia Tucker WILLIAMS
The death of Sapper Lancelot Hamilton Williams, on the 24th September, from wounds received in action, removes a young man who was widely known and a general favourite in Hamilton. The deceased, who was a son of the late H. J. and Mrs. Williams, of Alexandra Parade, was a native of Hamilton, and was identified with many of its institutions, including the rifle club, fire brigade, Presbyterian football club, angling society, and the Masonic and Druids lodges, having filled every office in the latter and occupied the position of Arch-Druid in the year 1911. He volunteered and was accepted for service abroad on the 19th July, 1915, first, joining the 5th Company and later transferring to the 4th Company, 4th Division of Engineers. He sailed in November, 1915, and saw service in France, where his fatal wounds were sustained. An elder married brother, Harry, is also on active service, being a gunner in the Field Artillery, and when last heard of he was in hospital. Another brother Claude, also volunteered, but was rejected. Genuine sympathy will be felt for the widowed mother in the loss of a son, who had devoted himself to her support