Regimental number | 2863 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Kerr's Creek, nr Orange, New South Wales |
School | Old Junee Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Old Junee, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19.6 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S A Lake, Thorny, Old Junee, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Taken prisoner at Bullecourt 11th April 1917 and died of wounds at King Georges Hospital. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row A, Grave No. 6), Surrey, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 69 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Sarah LAKE, Old Junee, New South Wales. Native of Kerr's Creek, nr Orange, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother of Thomas James Lake No 3372 same Battalion. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | First given name entered on Embarkation Roll as Herbert. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LAKE Halbert Leslie |