3/09/1914-To 11th Battalion “E” Company as Private
25/10/1914-Appointed CORPORAL
1/01/1915-To No. 4 Section No. 9 Platoon
2/03/1915-Embarked Alexandria with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
6/04/1915-Appointed Lance Sergeant Gallipoli Peninsula
15/05/1915-Admitted 4th Field Ambulance Gallipoli ( Muscular Rheumatism )
19/05/1915-Admitted 19th General Hospital Alexandria ex Receiving Hospital Mustapha ex Gallipoli
21/06/1915-To Convalescent Hospital Mustapha Egypt
7/08/1915-Rejoined Unit in the Field Gallipoli
17/09/1915-Admitted 3rd Field Ambulance Gallipoli ( Influenza ) ex 1st Aust Casualty Clearing Station
17/09/1915-Evacuted Hospital Ship to Malta
13/10/1915-Evacuated/Admitted 1st Southern General Hospital Edgbaston Birmingham England ( Dysentry/Enteric )
18/01/1916-To Aust Depot Abbey Wood then Transferred Weymouth England
25/07/1916-Proceeded Overseas 1st Aust Division Base Depot Havre France ex 3rd Training Battalion Perham Downs England
9/08/1916-Rejoined Battalion in the field France
3/10/1916-Promoted CSM ( W/O CLASS 2 )in the field France
16/04/1917-Promoted SECOND LIEUTENANT in the field France
29/07/1917- Promoted LIEUTENANT in the field France
3/09/1917-To 3rd Training Battalion Durrington England ex France
28/10/1917-To 2nd Training Battalion Sutton Veny England
8/01/1918-To AIF ( Depots in UK ) Tidworth England
8/01/1918- Awarded MILITARY CROSS
1/03/1918-Proceeded Overseas Aist Infantry Base Depot Havre France ex Southampton ex Sutton Veny
8/03/1918-Rejoined Battalion in the field France
20/06/1918-Admitted NZ Stationary Hospital Wisques France ( Diptheria ) ex 3rd Aust Field Ambulance
29/06/1918-Rejoined Battalion in the field France
10/08/1918- KILLED IN ACTION Harbonnieres France
MILITARY CROSS
Date of Recommendation : 26 September 1917
( 1 )- ” During the period from February 25th 1917 to date, Lieut. LAMERTON has done consistently good work in and out of the line, and has shown great gallantry and devotion to duty in all operations against the enemy, and has proved himself a good leader. Especially at BULLECOURT on 6th May 1917, Lieut. LAMERTON showed exceptionally fine powers of organization in the way he handled his men. By his great personal courage and sense of duty at all times, he has gained the admiration of all Officers and men of his Unit “.
( 2 )- ” In the HINDENBURG Line near BULLECOURT FRANCE on 6th May 1917, Lieut. LAMERTON organized a number of men as digging parties to dig out such of his men who had been buried during the intense preliminary bombardment in the morning. This steadied the men and he was then able to organize to resist the infantry attack. By his great personal courage and high sense of duty he kept his men in hand and was responsible for the manner in which the garrison held out against heavy odds “.
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : 18 April 1918
Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page 847, Position 69
Date of London Gazette : 1 January 1918
Location in London Gazette : Page 51, Position 55.