Remembered
On This Day, 24 October 1918

John Lamberton was killed in action on this day in 1918

John Lamberton
John Lamberton

John Lamberton was born Stewarton, Ayr, Scotland c. 1900, the son of John and Jessie Lamberton.

He was a cabinet maker in the employ of Messrs W Mackenzie & Co prior to the war.

In January 1917, he was initially conscripted into the Army Service Corps, where he served under the number T/291090.

John was sent to France in the summer of 1917 but soon transferred to the 11th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers with which he took part in the Third Battle of Ypres, also known as Passchendaele.

Assault On Passchendaele
Assault on Passchendaele 12 October - 6 November: Canadian Pioneers laying tape through the mud for a road to Passchendaele. Photo - IWM

Twice wounded whilst with the 11th Battalion, John was killed in action near the Canal du Nord, shortly after returning to his unit following recovery from his second wounding.

Having no known grave, he is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial to the Missing.

Vis En Artois Memorial
The Vis-en-Artois Memorial to the Missing. Photo - CWGC
Pension Card John Lamberton
The Pension Card for John Lamberton

66293 Pte John Lamberton, 11th Bn, Royal Fusiliers

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