To commemorate 100 years since the Armistice, we would like to introduce you to 100 members of Caulfield RSL over the next 100 days
Albert Wallis Lampard
Allie Lampard did not enlist as a normal soldier. After initially being rejected on medical grounds, he was able to enlist into the AASC. (Service Corps). Joining in 1916 he was sent to England to help organise R & R for troops on leave. He was a cricketer, he appeared in 63 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled right arm leg break and googly. A genuine all-rounder, he scored 2,597 runs with a highest score of 132 among three centuries and took 134 wickets with a best performance of nine for 42. He played in England as part of the Australian Imperial Force Touring XI.
He represented Australia once and played with Victoria until 1922. He was born in Richmond and died in Armadale at the age of 99.
The Australian Imperial Force Touring XI photographed at Lord's Cricket Ground in June 1919. Back row (L to R): Staff Sergeant C. S. Winning, Dental Section, AIF Headquarters (HQ); Sergeant H. S. Love, Australian Army Service Corps (AASC); Gunner J. T. Murray, 103rd Battery; Gunner E. Bull, 26th Battery; Lieutenant J. M. Gregory, 4th Divisional Artillery; Captain E. J. Long, Deputy Assistant Provost Marshal, Weymouth; Corporal W. A. S. Oldfield, 15th Brigade (Field Ambulance). Middle row: Major C. T. Docker, General List; Captain C. E. Pellew, 27th Battalion; Lance Corporal H. L. Collins, 10th AASC; Captain C. B. Willis, Dental Section; Sergeant A. W. Lampard, 10th AASC; Captain W. L. Trennery, 17th Battalion. Front row: Gunner J. M. Taylor, 101st Howitzer Battery; Warrant Officer W. S. Stirling, AIF Headquarters, Records Section. Most players are wearing the official team blazer with the AIF "rising sun" emblem on the pocket.
Quick fact: Lampard was the last surviving member of the team when he passed away in 1984.
Lest we forget