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Hugh LAMONT

Regimental number658
Place of birthGippsland Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm hand
AddressClayton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Lamont, Clayton, Victoria
Enlistment date16 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateDied of self-inflicted injuries 27 May 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialErquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Farquhar and Ellen LAMONT. Native of Gipppsland, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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