Son of James Caldwell and Margaret S. Lansdowne of Kincumber, New South Wales, Australia. He was killed in action, aged 29 years.

19th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. - Service No. 3850A

Sydney Ernest John LANSDOWNE
Regimental number 3850
Place of birth Moss Vale New South Wales
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Address Kincumber, via Woy Woy, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 26
Next of kin Mother, Mrs M P Lansdowne, Kincumber, via Woy Woy, New South Wales
Enlistment date 26 October 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 19th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/36/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 January 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll 3850A
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 19th Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 12 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records 29
Place of burial Boves West Communal Cemetery Extension (Row C, Grave No. 28), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 89
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: James and Margaret LANSDOWNE, Kincumber, New South Wales
Other details
War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sidney Earnest John Lansdown
Male
GDPZ-DGN
Birth
1890
Berrima, New South Wales, Australia
Death
12 April 1918
France

ROLL OF HONOUR
Sidney Ernest John Lansdowne
Service number 3850A
Rank Lance Corporal
Unit 19th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 12 April 1918
Place of Death France
Cause of Death Killed in action
Age at Death 29
Place of Association Kincumber, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Boves West Communal Cemetery Extension, Boves, Picardie, France
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army