In Memory Of

LARKINS, LOCKHART HENRY

Service Details
Age:
 39
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Rank:
 Captain
Unit:
 13th Bn.
Regiment:
 Tank Corps
Date of Death:
 1918-07-04
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action. With the 8th Battalion, the 13th Battalion of the Tank Corps was part of the 5th Tank Brigade which was attached to the 4th Australian Division. The Battalion was heavily in action on the 4th July 1918 during the capture of Le Hamel. Three tanks were put out of action
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 XIX. D. 8.
Cemetery:
 VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Somme
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Son of John Burton Larkins and Georgina Valiant Larkins; husband of M. H. Larkins, of "Abingdon," Kenilworth Rd., Kenilworth, Cape Province, South Africa. Born in England. Served as Lieut. in R.N.V.R. in the Aegean; also in South African Campaign with I.L.H.