Joseph Peter Lalor (1884 - 1915)

Born 12 Aug 1884 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Hester (Loughrey) Lalor — married 4 Jan 1911 in Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Died 25 Apr 1915 at age 30 in Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey

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Biography

Victoria: Birth ^[1]
Event registration number 19898 | Registration year 1884
Family name Lalor | Given names Joseph |
Father's name Joseph | Mother's name Agnes (Mccormick)
Place of birth Richmond

In 1911, in Western Australia, he married Hester Hessie Loughrey (1886-1964). ^[2]

Marriage. 1911. ^[3]

MR. J. P. LALOR TO MISS H. LOUGHREY.

A wedding of much interest to residents of Hawthorn was celebrated at the Cathedral Subiaco, Perth (W.A.). on 4th January, between Mr. Joseph Peter Lalor; Administrator and Instructional Military Staff Officer, eldest son of the late Dr. Lalor and Mrs. Lalor, of Vaucluse, Richmond (grandson of the late Hon. Peter Lalor), and Miss Hessie Loughrey, younger daughter of the late James Charles Loughrey and Mrs. Loughrey. of "Te Aroha," Hawthorn... [continues]...

They had 2 children:—

Jean Bernice (1911-1911)

Peter Bernard (1913-1943).

Joseph died at Gallipoli in 1915, aged 30 [30y 8m 13d].

Death.1915.^[4]

LALOR.—On the 26th April, killed in action, at the Dardanelles, Joseph Peter Lalor, beloved husband of Hester Lalor. R.I.P.

LALOR.—Killed in action, at the Dardanelles, 26th April, Joseph Peter Lalor, elder son of Mrs. Lalor and the late Dr. Lalor, of Richmond.

R.I.P.

Note: Death is recorded in Australia as 26th; he actually died at Gallipoli on the 25th April. Lest we forget.

Obituary. 1915. ^[5]

Captain J. P. Lalor.

Captain Lalor, who has been killed, was a son of the late Dr. Lalor, and a grandson of Peter Lalor M.L.A. (1827-1889) of Eureka Stockade fame. He had an extremely varied experience of life, having served in the Royal Navy, in the Foreign Legion of France, after which he fought through a South American revolution.

Wherever trouble and fighting were to be found Captain Lalor was to be found until he came to Australia and gained an appointment in the administrative and instructional staff, rising to the rank of captain before the war broke out. He went to the front as a company commander in the 12th Infantry Battalion. Captain Lalor recently married a niece of Dr. B. Loughrey, a well-known physician in Lower Hawthorn.

His wife is now in England with her only child.

Joseph Peter LALOR

Date of birth 12 August 1884

Place of birth Richmond, Victoria

School Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria

Religion Roman Catholic

Occupation Soldier

Address Military Headquarters, Perth, Western Australia

Marital status Married

Age at embarkation 30

Next of kin Wife, Mrs Lalor c/o Dr Loughrey, Elgia Street, Hawthorn, Victoria

Previous military service Administrative and Instructional Staff~; Served in the British Navy (HMS Royal Arthur), also in French Legion Etranger (1905).

Enlistment date 26 August 1914

Rank on enlistment Captain

Unit name 12th Battalion, G Company

AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/29/1

Embarkation details Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A7 Medic on 2 November 1914

Rank from Nominal Roll Captain

Unit from Nominal Roll 12th Battalion

Fate Killed in Action 25 April 1915

Place of death or wounding Gallipoli, Turkey

Date of death 25 April 1915

Age at death 31

Age at death from cemetery records 30

Place of burial Baby 700 Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 4), Gallipoli, Turkey

Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial 66

Miscellaneous information from cemetery records Parents: Joseph and Agnes LALOR; husband of Hester LALOR, Elgin Street, Hawthorn, Victoria. Native of Richmond, Victoria

Other details War service: Egypt, Gallipoli/

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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• Lalor, Joseph Peter (Joe) (1884–1915)

Sources

• Victory Medal : Captain J P Lalor, 12 Battalion, AIF

1. ↑ Vic BDM. Births. [1].
2. ↑ BDM W.A. Marriage. 10/1911.
3. ↑ 1911 'MR. J. P. LALOR TO MISS H. LOUGHREY.', Punch (Melbourne, Vic. : 1900 - 1918; 1925), 26 January, p. 29. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article175609942
4. ↑ 1915 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 6 May, p. 1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1514743
5. ↑ 1915 'PERSONAL PARTICULARS', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 6 May, p. 8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1514760

• National Archives of Australia, Service Record
• Joseph Peter Lalor . . . Geni . .

• Atkins, C., Hocking, G. & Millowick, J. 2014, Remembrance: 100 years, 100 memorials, 100 Australian stories, p.p. 40, The Five Mile Press, Scoresby, Victoria.