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John Lamrock, (25 December 1859 – 19 July 1935) was a senior Australian soldier who served during World War I, and a horse racing administrator.

Early life

Lamrock was born at

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, on 25 December 1859, one of seven children of Elizabeth (née Skuthorpe) and William Lamrock. He was educated at

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on the

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(1873–1874) and Sydney Grammar School (1875–1877). After finishing his schooling he lived for many years in the Hawkesbury district and for a time served as a

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and

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of the Colo Shire Council. In 1885 he married Mary Bowman Cameron of

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Horse racing

In 1877, Lamrock became a member of the Hawkesbury Race Club and at the time of his death he was Chairman. He was a race meeting judge on the former Clarendon course, and for the

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and the former Menangle Club. Lamrock was appointed secretary of the Moorefield Race Club in 1912 and remained in that position until early in 1935. Moorefield Racecourse opened in 1888 and was in the area bounded by President Avenue, Marshall Street and the Princes Highway,

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, and was subdivided in the 1950s. Before and after the war, Lamrock lived at ''Glenroy'', Kensington Street, Kogarah.

First World War

In April 1915, Lamrock was posted as a lieutenant colonel in command of the 20th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, and remained in charge of that battalion until the completion of the Gallipoli Campaign. When he returned to Australia in 1916 he was appointed as the camp

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. Having been Mentioned in Despatches, he was later promoted to the rank of brigadier general and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath. At war's end he returned to his role at Moorefield.

Death

Lamrock was a resident of Gladstone Parade,

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, when he died post-operatively at Braeside Private Hospital, Stanmore. He was survived by his wife, Mary, daughters, Gwen and Ethel, and son, Alan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamrock, John 1859 births 1935 deaths Australian Companions of the Order of the Bath Australian generals Australian military personnel of World War I Australian Presbyterians Military personnel from New South Wales People educated at Newington College People educated at Sydney Grammar School