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LAWSON, John Edward

Service Number:	3164
Enlisted:	6 September 1915, Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Balmain, NSW, 1886
Home Town:	Glebe, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wire Netting Worker
Died:	17 February 1943, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Orange General Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic; Area - Old; Section ?; Number 811E
Memorials:	Glebe Roll of Honor, Orange Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

6 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3164, 20th Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, NSW
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3164, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3164, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Husband of Mrs Mary Lawson, 7 Glebe Street, Glebe, New South Wales