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LASCELLES, Sydney John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1784, V366101 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1914, 4th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Whitby, England, 6 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drapers Assistant |
| Died: | War related, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 25 November 1953, aged 61 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforcements | |
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| 14 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Landed at Anzac and joined the Battalion - 4th Reinforcements | |
| 31 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW L Thigh. GSW is an interchangeable term for General Shrapnel Wound or Gunshot wound. Evacuated to Malta on HMAT Newmarket | |
| 28 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 7th Infantry Battalion, Evacuated to the UK - HMAT Runic | |
| 28 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 7th Infantry Battalion, Evacuated to the UK - HMAT Runic Admitted Fulham Hospital | |
| 16 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Doubling of the AIF - 5th Division raised - 7th Battalion split to create the 59th. | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 15th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, 1st Passchendaele, Gassed | |
| 8 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 15th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V366101, 2nd (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), per service record | |
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| 17 Mar 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V366101, 2nd (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
| 6 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V366101, 2nd (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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