William James (Bill) LAWLOR

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LAWLOR, William James

Service Numbers:	3004, V390441
Enlisted:	14 January 1943
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 11 February 1895
Home Town:	Alvie, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer [WW1]; Farmer [WW2]
Died:	Colac, Victoria, Australia, 17 January 1976, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Colac General Cemetery, Victoria Plot: CLC-RC-34-807-64. Memorial ID: #156585923
Memorials:	Nirranda and District Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

19 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3004, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: ''
3 Jul 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3004, 8th Light Horse Regiment

World War 2 Service

14 Jan 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V390441
21 Sep 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V390441, 19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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Biography contributed by Ian Fox

William (Bill) joined up after the Battle of Gallipoli and served in the 8th Light Horse Regiment in the Middle Eastern Theatre of WW1. Bill returned to Australia and in 1920 was granted land at Alvie through the Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Act.

He married the following year and fathered seven children. Bill, two sons (Roy & Bryan) and a daughter (Sheila) enlisted in the Military in WW2.

During WW2, Bill served in the 19th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (Victoria).

[Source: Colac Family History Project/WW2 Honour Roll]

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