Russian AnzacsGeorge Washington Thomas Lambert
| Born | 13.09.1873 |
|---|---|
| Place | St Petersburg, Russia |
| Ethnic origin | American / British |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Father | George Washington Lambert, American engineer |
| Mother | Annie Matilda Lambert (née Firth) |
| Family | Wife Amelia Beatrice Absell (1872-1963), married in 1900; sons Maurice Lambert (1901-1964) and Constant (b. 1905) |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Soon after birth his family moved to Germany and then to England |
| Arrived at Australia |
from England on 20.01.1887 per Bengal |
| Residence before enlistment | Sydney, London |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Naturalisation | Natural born British subject |
| Residence after the war | Sydney |
| Died | 29.05.1930, Cobbitty, near Camden, New South Wales |
Service #1
| Enlisted | 13.12.1917 |
|---|---|
| Place of enlistment | England |
| Unit | Appointed an official war artist, AIF HQ |
| Rank | Honorary Lieutenant, Honorary Captain |
| Place | Egypt, Palestine, France, Gallipoli, 1918-1919 |
| Discharged | 31.03.1920 |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
Official History, 1914-18 War: Records of Charles E W Bean, Official Historian 123 (AWM)
Official History, 1914-1918 War: Records of Henry S Gullett (AWM)
To see digitised art works by George Lambert, his photos and private records search AWM site, Collections (George Lambert)
To see books about George Lambert search AWM site, Collection databases, library (George Lambert)
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Perhaps the best known among [British subjects born in Russia], however, was the painter George Lambert, who became an official war artist with the AIF in 1917. Lambert was born in St Petersburg in 1873; his father was an American engineer and his mother was English. His family moved to Australia in 1887, where Lambert became an artist.
Gallery
George Lambert at work
A04272 (AWM)