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Home » People » Lancelot Douglas Fawcett

Lancelot Douglas Fawcett

(Confirmed)

Born: 1 January, 1891

Died: 1 June, 1966

Biographical Summary:

Served at Gallipoli.

Discharged in England.  There is no evidence that he ever returned to Australia.

Ranks:

  • Held rank of Trooper
  • Held rank of Second Lieutenant
  • Held rank of Lieutenant

Birth Records:

  • 1 January, 1891 in Newchwang

Death Records:

  • 1 June, 1966 in Valetta

Address:

  • Lindean 20 Noble Street Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

  • father - George Fawcett

Organisations:

  • Member of - 12th Australian Light Horse Regiment
  • Member of - 18th Battalion, AIF
  • Member of - Camel Corps
  • Member of - Australian Flying Corps

Main Sources:

  • Fawcett Lancelot Douglas SERN Lieutenant47 POB Newchwang China POE Liverpool NSW NOK M McGregor Elizabeth Hewitt (Webpage)
  • THE FORCES PROMOTIONS ON THE FIELD (Newspaper Article)
  • CASUALTIES 268th LIST NEW SOUTH WALES ILL (Newspaper Article)
  • TA’BRAXIA CEMETERY List of all burials in Ta Braxia Cemetery from 1857 to 2000 (Webpage)

Commemorations:

  • FAWCETT L. D. on the South Face of the
  • Fawcett on the St Clement's World War 1 Roll of Honour

To commemorate the centenary of World War One, Mosman Library Service created an online resource to collect and display information about the wartime experiences of local service people.

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