Regimental number | 1584 |
Place of birth | Penrith, New South Wales |
School | Kingswood Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Sawyer |
Address | Levil via Casino, New South Wales |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, R Lancaster, Levil via Casino, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 22), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 56 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Sarah LANCASTER, Dyraaba Street, Casino, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1419 Corporal Ernest Edward LANCASTER, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 17 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal His father, Mr. R. Lancaster, wrote to Base Records, 18 September 1922: ' I their is no medles came for G.A. Lancaster I I would like very much to get them as he was our Baby one month off 21 when he was killed.' |