Roy Wilson Lambert
Born 1890 - Died 25 Apr 1915
- Service number
- WWI 12/149 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Sergeant AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Roy Wilson AWMM
- Surname
- Lambert AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 12/149 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Presbyterian, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 1890 AWMM
- 9 Jan 1890 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Dominion Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW1 William Lambert (father), Leamington Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 12/149 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 8 or HMNZT 12 AWMM Vessel was Star of India or Waimana AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
- Height, WWI AWMM
6' 1" AWMM - Weight, WWI AWMM
174 lb AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Sergeant AWMM
Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of Mr William Lambert and Elizabeth Lambert, of Auckland.
'Raced into the firing line. Our fellows had no trench, just an old and shallow water course and we were out-numbered five to one. It was death to put your head up to fire. machine guns and trenches about 200 yards in front. Poor old Roy Lambert tried but was killed instantly - hit in three places. I had just been joking saying that he would go into a charge as if he was scoring a try. Lieutenant Richardson was mortally wounded on my right and little O'Meara of our section was shot in the knee on my left.' (from 'War Diary of Pte F. E. McKenzie 12/190' -copy in Auckland War Memorial Library MS 96/13)
The National Army Museum holds a scrapbook collated in the memory of Sergeant R. W. Lambert, it contains numerous newspaper clippings relating to his death and efforts as a rugby player and tribute poems from friends and family (National Army Museum 1999.100).
Roy Lambert is commemorated on the bell Chunuk Bair, given by his sisters and brothers for the National War Memorial Carillon, Wellington.
Attended Auckland Grammar School.
Promoted sergeant, 14 April 1915.
His death was incorrectly recorded as killed in action, Gallipoli, 18 May 1915. However it was later amended to 25 April 1915.
Parents: Mr & Mrs William Lambert, Auckland
Next of Kin: Mrs B C. Lambert, Mt Eden, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 25 Apr 1915 AWMM
- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Obituary: Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. 1915. AWMM
- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM
- National War Memorial Carillon, 41 Buckle Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
- Memorial gates, Mt Eden Normal Primary School,Valley Road, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand AWMM
- St David's Church, 68 Khyber Pass Road, Grafton, Auckland 1023 AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
Sources Used - Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R18058515
Further Reference - New Zealand Historic Places Trust Register: Auckland Grammar War Memorial
http://www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterResults.aspx?RID=4472
Further Reference - Ministry for Culture & Heritage. National War Memorial Carillon, Wellington, and booklet with inscriptions on the bells, a pdf document
http://www.mch.govt.nz/nz-identity-heritage/national-war-memorial/carillon
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/720254/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/720254
Further Reference
- Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
- References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 402 - Pugsley, C. (1990). Gallipoli: The New Zealand Story (Rev. ed.). Auckland, N.Z.: Sceptre.
p. 131. - Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School.
1915, Second term. p.13 - McKenzie, Frank Ezekiel. War diary, 1915 - 1917. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-96-13.
- NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 3: Includes portrait - Connolly, A., & Stanes, P. Rememberance: Auckland Grammar School Great War Roll of Honour. Vols 1 & 2. Auckland: Petand Prodctions.
- Information kindly provided by family
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
- St David's Presbyterian War Memorial Church, Khyber Pass AucklandPublic - Helen - Researcher - 22 April 2015 - The Story Of St David's Presbyterian Church by W. M Ryburn
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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