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William LOCKYER

Regimental number2806
Place of birthEastwood, New South Wales
SchoolSmiths Street Public School, Balmain, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer
AddressSeaview Street, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Jane Lockyer, Seaview Street, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military service6th Army Medical Corps; Served in the 6th AAMC Victoria Barracks, 1913.
Enlistment date22 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name5th Field Ambulance, C Section
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 31 May 1915
From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish exactly which ship members of this unit sailed on. Two ships left from Sydney: the 'Ajana' on 31 May 1915 carrying three officers and 98 men and the 'Ceramic' on 25 June 1915 carrying three officers and 129 men.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Field Ambulance
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 27), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
183
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Mary LOCKYER, Sea View Street, Randwick, New South Wales. Native of Eastwood, New South Wales

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