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Lambert David Frederick Elliott
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1890 |
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Place of birth: Trentham, Victoria, Australia |
General information
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Last known residence: Trentham, Victoria, Australia |
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Profession: Electric wireman |
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Religion: Presbyterian |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 6333 |
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Enlistment date: 16/10/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 22nd Bn. (Victoria) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 03/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Broodseinde, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 27 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 23 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 4
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| #4 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Lambert David Frederick Elliott was the son of Martha and John Henry Elliott. He was born around 1890 in Trentham, Victoria, Australia. Lambert continued to live at that town and worked as an electrician. In October 1916, he enlisted in the Australian Army and joined the 22nd Battalion (6th Brigade, 2nd Division).
Lambert was killed on 3 October 1917, while preparing for the Battle of Broodseinde, part of the Battle of Passchendaele. His company was occupying a trench near Broodseinde at the time. A group, of which Lambert was a member, was building a dugout in that trench. As Lambert stood on the top of the trench, a high-explosive shell exploded nearby. Lambert was killed instantly.
It is not clear where 27-year-old Lambert was buried, but his body was not recovered or identified after the war. His name is commemorated on the Menin Gate.
Lambert was killed on 3 October 1917, while preparing for the Battle of Broodseinde, part of the Battle of Passchendaele. His company was occupying a trench near Broodseinde at the time. A group, of which Lambert was a member, was building a dugout in that trench. As Lambert stood on the top of the trench, a high-explosive shell exploded nearby. Lambert was killed instantly.
It is not clear where 27-year-old Lambert was buried, but his body was not recovered or identified after the war. His name is commemorated on the Menin Gate.
Sources 5
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22nd Battalion Australian Infantry (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/39/26). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
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6th Brigade Australian Infantry, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/6/26). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, ELLIOTT L D F). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: The Day by Day Account (Londen: Arms & Armour Press, 1995), 107. Sources used |
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Unit embarkation nominal rolls, 1914-18 War (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM 8). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/923361 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=1a60a91d-d5ea-44be-b346-c07180f74b13 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7429650 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=90594 |