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Henry Rich Lonsdale
| Name on Board | HR Lonsdale |
| Name on Service Records |
Henry Rich Lonsdale |
| Enlistment Age | 24 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Place of Birth | Melbourne, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Thomas and Mabel Lonsdale |
| Address | Undertaker, Ferguson St, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 31/03/1916 |
| Service No. | 6550 |
| Enlistment Place | Ballarat, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 2/10/1916 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Nestor A71 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 8th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 10/05/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 8th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | Died of wounds |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
3rd Casualty Clearing Station, France |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France |
Additional Information
Henry was born in Douglas Parade Williamstown. He was educated at Williamstown Grammar School and Longerenong Agricultural College.
He was a pastoralist at "Braeside Farm, Blowhard, Ballarat.
Henry's Grandfather, also Henry, established the Williamstown Funeral Establishment in the late 1850s. He changed the name to Henry Lonsdale and Son when he opened a branch in Newport and his son, Thomas, joined the business
Additional References
Williamstown Advertiser: 11 May 1918, p2
The Lonsdale Family in Australia
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