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Surname: LAMBERT
Forename(s): John Ellis
Place of Birth: Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire
Service No: 104890
Rank: Gunner
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Field Artillery
Battalion / Unit: 72nd Battery 38th Brigade
Division: 6th Division
Age: 21
Date of Death: 1916-09-25
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 1 A and 8 A.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: LINTON-IN-CRAVEN, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
John Ellis Lambert (born 13 February 1895) was the son of John and Elizabeth Lambert, née Ellis. John, senior, was born at Settle and Elizabeth at Linton, Yorkshire.
1901 Salford, Lancashire Census: 76, Ellor Street - John Ellis Lambert, aged 6 years, born Salford, son of John and Elizabeth Lambert.
1911 Pendleton, Lancashire Census: 9, Strawberry Road - John Lambert, aged 16 years, born Salford, Lancashire, son of John and Elizabeth Lambert.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Gnr John Ellis Lambert, 104890, Royal Field Artillery. Theatre of War first served in: (1) France. Date of entry therein: 26 September 1915.
John is commemorated on St Thomas' Church War Memorial, Pendleton.
A short biography of John is included in: ‘Swaledale & Wharfedale Remembered – Aspects of Dales’ life through peace and war’ by Keith Taylor (2006).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
LAMBERT, Gunner J.E., aged 21, son of Elizabeth and the late John Lambert, of Threshfield, killed in Battle of the Somme, Sept. 25, 1916.
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Gunner John Ellis LAMBERT
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Field Artillery
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 6th Division
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