Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Saturday 20 July 1935, page 20


OBITUARY

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Brigadier-General Lamrock

Brigadier-General John Lamrock, C.B., V.D., died at his home at Lindfield, Sydney, yesterday. He was in his 76th year. He retired recently from the position of secretary of the Moorefield Race Club owing to ill-health. Brigadier-General Lamrock had a distinguished war career. He left Sydney in June, 1915, as a lieutenant-colonel in command of the 20th Battalion, and remained in charge until June, 1916. He did splendid work at Gallipoli, and, to a large extent, was responsible for the small number of casualties in the battalion and the comparative absence of sickness. On his return to Sydney in 1916 he was appointed camp commandant at Liverpool. Later he was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general. He was appointed secretary of the Moorefield Race Club In 1912, and, except for his absence during the war, he occupied the position until his retirement this year. He is survived by Mrs. Lamrock, two daughters, and

one son.