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Charles Francis Xavier LAMPLUGH

Regimental number7515
Place of birthNew Zealand
SchoolSt James Grammar School, Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSoldier
AddressMalvern, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs N J Lamplugh, 205 High Street, Malvern, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 14 mths in the Australian Navy. Served for 6yrs 10mths Instructional Staff.
Enlistment date28 June 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 June 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of natural causes 12-13 March 1918
Place of death or woundingNear Ypres, Belgium
Age at death35
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialLa Clytte Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 2), Reninghelst, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
50
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Harry and Ellen LEMPLUGH; husband of Nellie LAMPLUGH, 318 Danks Street, Middle Park, Victoria. Native of New Zealand
Family/military connectionsBrother: 274 Pte Welby Jackson LAMPLUGH, 5th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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