David Hamilton LAWRENCE

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LAWRENCE, David Hamilton

Service Number:	3220
Enlisted:	20 July 1916, 2 years LH
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lostock, near Gresford, New South Wales, Australia, 20 August 1893
Home Town:	Lostock, Dungog, New South Wales
Schooling:	Lostock Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Cerebro-spinal meningitis, Salisbury and District Joint Isolation Hospital, Salisbury, England, 17 February 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Stratford-Sub-Castle (St. Lawrence) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Grave No. 120
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

20 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3220, 54th Infantry Battalion, 2 years LH
11 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3220, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3220, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland

Died on this date – 17th February.... Private David Hamilton Lawrence was born at Lostock, near Gresford, New South Wales, Australia in 1893. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 20th July, 1916 as a 23 year old, single, Farmer from Lostock, Gresford, NSW.

Private Lawrence was admitted to Field Hospital at Rutherford, NSW on 4th October, 1916 with Mumps. He was discharged on 21st October, 1916.
Private David Hamilton Lawrence embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Suevic (A29) on 11th November, 1916 with the 54th Infantry Battalion, 8th Reinforcements & disembarked at Devonport, England on 30th January, 1917 where he was to receive further training before being sent to the War Front.

Private Lawrence was admitted to Military Hospital at Fovant, Wiltshire, England on 7th February, 1917 with Cerebro Spinal Fever. He was transferred to Salisbury Isolation Hospital on 9th February, 1917. The Hospital Admissions form recorded “Very ill on admission, blindness after a few days followed by incontinence & paralysis.”

Private David Hamilton Lawrence died on 17th February, 1917 at Salisbury and District Joint Isolation Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England from Cerebro Spinal Meningitis. He was buried in in St Lawrence’s Churchyard, Stratford-sub-Castle, Wiltshire, England where 25 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/stratford-sub-castle...

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