ADDISON, Lancelot Joseph
(Service number 6/1445)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Makikihi | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. Addison (mother), Cranbrook, Kent, England | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 3rd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 August 1915 | Age | 24 |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Chunuk Bair (NZ) Memoprial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Son of the late William Grylls Addison & Alice Addison of 3 West Terrace, Cranbrook, Kent, England.
Sergeant Addison was killed in action oo Rhododendron Spur during the August offensive on Chunuk Bair. His brother Corporal John Humphrey Addison (Canterbury Infantry Battalion, no. 6/1444) also served on Gallipoli. He is listed with the incorrect rank by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (August 2014)
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Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG
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