William Ezra LAWSON

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Service Number:	3861
Enlisted:	15 September 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bradfield St George, England, 11 April 1894
Home Town:	York, York, Western Australia
Schooling:	Bury and West Suffolk School
Occupation:	Farm hand
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 October 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), York District Great War Honour Board, York War Memorial

15 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3861, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
22 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3861, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
22 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3861, 11th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Fremantle
7 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3861, 11th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3861 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-07

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