Brigadier General John Lamrock

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Ranks Held Brigadier General, Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date 1859-12-25
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Kurrajong
Death Date 1935-07-19
Death Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Stanmore
Final Rank Brigadier General
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • Staff
  • 5th Australian Infantry Brigade
  • 20th Australian Infantry Battalion
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1916-07-13
Published in London Gazette in 1916-06-03
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-09-21
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-11-30

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    Group portrait of officers of the 20th Battalion. Left to right, Back row: Lieutenant (Lt) (later ...

    Group portrait of officers of the 20th Battalion at Liverpool Camp, shortly before they embarked ...

    Group portrait, identified from left to right: Captain Frank Smith; Captain Grace; Major Sadler ...

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    5th Australian Infantry Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    5th Australian Infantry Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    20th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    03 June 1916 on page 5555 at position 3
    Commonwealth Gazette
    21 September 1916 on page 2621 at position 26

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Staff
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    13 July 1916 on page 6943 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    30 November 1916 on page 3233 at position 16

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    5th Australian Infantry Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    20th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

Timeline

Date of birth 25 December 1859
Date of recommendation honour or award 1915
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 12 April 1915 Appointed to command the 20th Battalion with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Date of enlistment 12 April 1915
Date of embarkation 25 June 1915
Other units 11 December 1915 Detached to command the 5th Brigade Headquarters, Gallipoli.
Date returned to Australia 27 July 1916
Date returned to Australia 27 July 1916
Other 06 October 1916 AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death 19 July 1935

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