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Private Lancelot Porter

Commemorated at
Memorial Name
Repton Great War Honor Roll
Given name
Lancelot
Family name
Porter
Gender
Male
Service number
2426
Place of enlistment
Newcastle, NSW
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Campaign
Somme 1916 - 1917
Fate
Killed in action (KIA)
Fate date
30 September 1917
Additional information
Place of birth
Tweed Heads, NSW
Religion
Church of England
Occupation
Labourer
Address given on enlistment documents
Laurieton
Camden Haven River NSW
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation (years)
30
Next of kin
William Porter, Laurieton, Camden Haven River, NSW (Father); Ellen Porter (Mother)
Enlistment date
Tue, 7 September 1915
Embarkation details
Embarked from Sydney, NSW, on 11 March 1916 on board HMAT A67 "Orsova" (Australian War Memorial Embarkation Roll 23/47/2)
Rank on enlistment
Private
Rank from Nominal Roll
Private
Last held rank
Private
Unit on enlistment
4th Reinforcements 30th Battalion
Unit from Nominal Roll
30th Battalion
Unit at time of death or end of service
30th Battalion
Unit at embarkation
30th Battalion
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Decorations
British War Medal 1914-20
Victory Medal
Veteran Notes/Bio

Private Lancelot Porter was killed in action on 30 September 1917 during the battle of Polygon Wood. His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial (Panel 39) in Ypres, Belgium.

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Recorded by
David Wilson