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LAWSON, Robert Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1129, 1154 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1914, Stratford, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1129, 5th Infantry Battalion, Stratford, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1154, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1154, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1129, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1129 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Lawson and Alice Victoria Lawson nee Winchcomb of 511 Lyons Street, Ballarat South, Victoria
Pte R. Lawson (killed) is a son of Mrs Lawson, who resides in Lyons street south. He was a member of the old 7th Regiment, and enlisted from Harrietville, where he was road-making when the war broke out. He was 30 years of age
Date of promotion to Lance Corporal is not clear
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served with the Ballarat Militia
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