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LORD, John Ernest Cecil

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	10 February 1916, Hobart, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Pontville, Tasmania, Australia, 8 May 1870
Home Town:	Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Hobart High School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Police Commisioner (Tasmania)
Died:	Natural causes, Cygnet, TTasmania, Australia, 29 October 1949, aged 79 years
Cemetery:	Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Cremated
Memorials:	Battery Point St George's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Lower Sandy Bay Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

10 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Hobart, Tasmania
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, Officer, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
6 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel

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