Lawrence DE LOOKERY

DE LOOKERY, Lawrence

Service Number: 3284
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Camel Corps
Born: Kilkenny, Ireland, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Woonona, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner
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World War 1 Service

3 Sep 1917: Involvement Private, 3284, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Sep 1917: Embarked Private, 3284, Camel Corps, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Lawrence and his brother Michael were born in Kilkenny, Ireland, and are today honoured on the Kilkenny, MacDonagh Station World War I Memorial under the surname of de Loughry, which is actually quite a common spelling in the UK and Ireland.

Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Lawrence was a widower aged 39 years and 2 months when he attested and enlisted on 29th May 1917 at Kiama, New South Wales.

Next of kin
Sister, Mrs Mary Watson, Campbell Street, Woonoona, New South Wales.

Returned to Australia 30 August 1918.