George William James LAKE

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LAKE, George William James

Service Number:	14
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, 23 November 1882
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 January 1954, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plot: MONUMENTAL-RC1-23-8
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 14
4 Apr 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 14, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901.
23 Jun 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 14, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

NOK Mr. William LAKE, Milton Road, Brisbane, Qld.

Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

George William James Lake was born on 23 Nov 1882 at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, a son to William Lake and Charlotte Louisa Lake (nee Allen). He was twice married, first to Lucy Constance May Sturgess on 27 Jan 1904 in Queensland and they had 6 children, second to Sarah Smith Adams on 23 Nov 1918 in Queensland and had a further 4 children.

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