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Edward William LAMBERT

Burial Location:Lake Darlot  (details...)
Occupation: Miner
Place of Death: Ballangarry Lease, Lake Darlot
Date of Death: 08 August 1899
Age:30 years
Cause of Death:Drowned in a shaft
OGM Ref#: 0649

Biography

Deceased spent 6 years in Victoria before moving to Western Australia. In 1892, Edward Lambert and another unnamed man were praised for their heroic action in helping to arrest a detached train and thus avert an accident. The deceased met his death when he accidentally drowned after falling down the main shaft of the Ballangary Lease
Parents:Margaret James (nee GEOGHEGAN) and William LAMBERT (Caretaker)
Spouse:Unmarried
Birth Details:circa 1869, Wexford, Ireland
Death Certificate:1368/1899