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FORD, Lawrence Wilbraham

Service Number:	4620
Enlisted:	17 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 9 October 1889
Home Town:	Smithton, Circular Head, Tasmania
Schooling:	Launceston Grammar School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Dairy Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot VI, Row G, Grave No. 11
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Marrawah War Memorial, Stanley Circular Head War Memorial

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4620, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania
8 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 4620, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 4620, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
26 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion
20 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4620, 12th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW hand
29 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion
10 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 4620, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4620 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-15

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