Regimental number | 3400 |
Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
School | Council School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Traveller |
Address | Nellaville, Hartington Street, Kew, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 119 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs E Lockett, Nellaville, Hartington Street, Kew, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of chest measurement) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert and Esther LOCKETT; husband of Eleanor LOCKETT, 'Berwyn', Belford Avenue, East Kew, Victoria. Native of Manchester, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front TRansferred to 59th Bn, 26 March 1916; taken on strength, Ferry Post, 3 April 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, 4 April 1916. Promoted Corporal, 24 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1620309: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Parents British-born; Henry LOCKETT was born in the US while his parents were on a 2-year visit; he was therefore a British subject and did not require to be naturalised. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LOCKETT Henry
Red Cross File No 1620309 |