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LAWRENCE, Joseph George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5147 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Point Lonsdale, Victoria, November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Point Lonsdale, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Engine cleaner |
| Memorials: | Point Lonsdale Cenotaph, Point Lonsdale State School No3322 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5147, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5147, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5147, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 10 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5147, 46th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...5147 Private Joseph George Lawrence, 14th Battalion from Point Lonsdale, Victoria. A 19 year old railway cleaner prior to enlisting on 22 January 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 16th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 14 March 1916 aboard HMAT Anchises. While serving on the Western Front with the 46th Battalion, he was wounded in action on two separate occasions but recovered to return to his unit in France and continued to serve until he arrived back in Australia on 19 July 1919 for demobilisation..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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