Lockard, Godfrey James

Date of Birth1893-02-28
Date of Death1949-10-12
Age58
GenderMale
Birth PlaceAustralia, New South Wales, Sydney

Service Details

ServiceRAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry1913-06-10
RankStoker
RateStoker
Official Number3123 / H1588
Discharged Date1920-06-16
Discharge TypeEE - Engagement Expired
Discharge Notes2. Free 1944-12-04
Service Period1913-20,
Active Service (War service)WW1 & WW2
Service RecordYes
ShipRefer Service Record see Sources
Service 2RANR - Royal Australian Navy Reserve
Official NumberH1588
Service Period1941-1944

Cemetery Details

Cemetery NameCornelian Bay Public Cemetery
Cemetery AddressHobart, TAS
Demonination/AreaChurch of England
SectionCB
Grave Number4

Notes

WW1 veteran who took part in the Zeebrugge Raid in 1918. Was a coast-watcher in WW2. Also served on the auxillary minesweepers Coombar and Tasman. Father of Terence who was lost in Sydney II. See the Hobart Mercury Tuesday 18 October 1949 page 20 HMS Thetis

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veteran Affairs

Contributors

Researched by: Andrew Watters