Regimental number | 68827 |
Place of birth | Lancaster, Victoria |
School | Lancaster State School and Wesley College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Lancaster via Kyabram, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, S Lancaster, Lancaster PO, Lancaster via Kyabram, Victoria |
Previous military service | 2nd Battalion 57th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th General (Victorian) Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia. He was much respected and loved by the Officers and Men of his company. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Woodman's Point (Quarantine) (Portion Church of England, Grave No. 3), Western Australia |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Annie LANCASTER. Native of Lancaster, Kyabram, Victoria |
Family/military connections | B E Lancaster (cousin). |