Lawrence SEMPLE

SEMPLE, Lawrence

Service Number: 2209
Enlisted: 8 April 1915, Bundaberg, Qld.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Perth, Scotland, 1895
Home Town: Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundaberg War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

8 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2209, 9th Infantry Battalion, Bundaberg, Qld.
12 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2209, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
12 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2209, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mrs Isabel Semple, 19 Stormont Street, Perth, Scotland