Ernest Francis LAWRENCE

LAWRENCE, Ernest Francis

    Service Number: 2343
    Enlisted: 11 May 1916, Brisbane
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 41st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 5 April 1888
    Home Town: Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales
    Schooling: Lostock Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: School Teacher
    Died: Natural causes, East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 1 November 1960, aged 72 years
    Cemetery: Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium)
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    World War 1 Service

    11 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2343, Brisbane
    21 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2343, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane
    21 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2343, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
    10 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2343, 41st Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Gassed
    30 Aug 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 41st Infantry Battalion
    22 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2343, 41st Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Étinehem-Méricourt, Shell wounds abdomen, left thigh and elbow - left leg amputated
    31 Jan 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2343, 41st Infantry Battalion

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