Henry Gordon LINGENBERG

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LINGENBERG, Henry Gordon

Service Number:	851
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Foxhow, Victoria, November 1893
Home Town:	Foxhow, Corangamite, Victoria
Schooling:	Foxhow State School
Occupation:	Labourer/Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 28 December 1916
Cemetery:	Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie VIII J. 9. , Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Peronne, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cressy & District War Memorial Gates, Cressy Foxhow State School Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 851, Melbourne, Victoria
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 851, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 851, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
28 Dec 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 851, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 851 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1916-12-28

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Biography contributed by trevor Robertson

Henry Gordon Lingenberg was the son of James and Francis Lingenberg. He was the second son born into a large family of 11 children, 5 boys and 6 girls.

Henry's youngest brother (and the second youngest sibling) V128221 Pte Ernest Lingenberg (/explore/people/636443), joined he 39th Australian Infantry Battalion at the age of 33.

He died of wounds received in action on the Kokoda Trail on 31 August 1942.

His Army records report that he was buried at Eora Creek Hospital 1 September 1942 however his body was never relocated. Ernest is remembered at the Port Moresby War Cemetry Panel 7 and the Australian War Memorial position 68 in the Commemorative Area.

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