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LAWLOR, Leonard Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1155, 2144 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Later allotted service number 2144 prior to embarking |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lilydale, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Buxton, Murrindindi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lilydale State School and Buxton State School, Victoria, Australi |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Row O, Grave 7 Headstone inscription reads: Rest in peace so dearly loved our Len, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Alexandra War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coldstream & Yering War Memorial, Healesville WW1 Honor Roll, Lilydale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1155, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Later allotted service number 2144 prior to embarking | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1155, 6th 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, 1155, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2144, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2144 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Sarah Lawlor of 'The Oaks' Buxton, Victoria. Brother of Robert Byron Lawlor who was killed in action on 4 October 1917 while serving with the 22nd Battalion and William James Lawlor who returned to Australia on 3 July 1919 having served with the 8th Light Horse Regiment
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal