LANSDELL H.W.

Given Names:  Herbert William

Service Number:  7505

Unit:  5th Battalion, 25th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Sergeant                                                                                                              

Paybook Number:  601817

Age:  35 Yrs   

Occupation:  Surgical Boot Maker                                                                                               

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7½ In                  

Weight:  164 Lbs

Chest:  38-40 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  15/2/1917

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Pollie Ada Maria Lansdell

Aden', Harp Road, East Kew, Victoria                                                                                

Embarkation Date:  4/8/1917

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Thermistocles A32

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Unit:  5th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Sergeant

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  58182

Victory Medal:  57185

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  18/12/1881

Place:  Chelsea, England                         

Father:            

Mother:   

MARRIAGE

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Spouse: Pollie Ada Maria

DEATH

Date or Year: 24/4/1918                          

Place: Strazeele, France                          

Burial:  Borre British Cemetery, France

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Át about 9am, hit clean through the forehead with a sniper's bullet whilst in the front line near Meteran; never regained consciousness

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 344904

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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