LAWSON, George
| Service Number: | 5119 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1915, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 27 January 1887 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | War Service related, Australia, 25 May 1918, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland Prot. 1. 198. (GRM/4*). |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cairns Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5119, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland. | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5119, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5119, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 25 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 5119, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5119 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-25 |
George Lawson
George Lawson was born in Townsville on the 27 January 1887 to William Lawson and Elizabeth Brothy and one of 7 children. Peter born 1882, Jane 1883, William 1885, then George 1887, Elizabeth Ellen 1889, John 1890 and Eveline Mary 1894. His brother John was killed in action 27 August 1918.
His mother Elizabeth Brothy died in 1895 and his father remarried in 1897 to Jane Henderson Robertson and they had 3 children. Annie Emily born 1898, Arthur William 1900 and Muriel Jane 1902.
George’s father William Lawson was a Master Mariner and Captain of the dredge “Trinity Bay” in Cairns. He died on the 6 April 1924 and buried in Martin Street Cemetery him.
On his enlistment in Townsville, George was 29 years 11 months, his occupation a Labourer and next of kin, his father Capt. W. Lawson, Cairns. His height was 5 feet 2 3/4 inches, weight 8 stone with fair complexion, blue eyes and dark brown hair. His religion was Presbyterian.
George arrived in France 29 September 1916 and in October 1916 was admitted to hospital. Because of his health problems George was returned to Australia for discharge on the hospital ship the Kanowna on the 8 March 1917 and died on the 25 May 1918. He was buried with his father in Martyn Street Cemetery.
Course of the Cairns District Family History Society.
Submitted 24 March 2021 by Lynette Turner
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