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DANN, Lancelot William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5065 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 December 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ironbark, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds (Accidently Self inflicted), 2nd General Hospital, Rouen, France, 2nd General Hospital, Rouen, Haute-Normandie, France, 16 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block O, Plot IV, Row M, Grave No. 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5065, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5065, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5065, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 24 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Egypt. After failing to re-embark at Colombo on 23 April 1916. | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 28 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5065, 57th Infantry Battalion, GSW to left leg (amputated) sustained when at Needle Trench. Evacuated to CCS and hospital however died of wounds 16 January 1917. The wounds were officially deemed self inflicted, likely accidentally. | |
| 16 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 5065, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5065 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-16 |
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Commemorated in Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria.
Parents: Mr William Swiffen DANN (d. 3 September 1941, aged 84; bu. Bendigo) and Mrs Lydia DANN (d. 13 October 1951, aged 83; bu. Bendigo), 42 Bannerman Street, Ironbark, Bendigo, Victoria
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