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SAWYER, Joseph Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5197 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Wonthaggi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wonthaggi War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5197, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5197, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 5197, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5197 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
Personal Stories
Birth details
Joseph Lawrence Sawyer was born in Bullumwaal, Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia in 1898. Victorian Birth Registration Number #: 00350. He is the son of Alfred and Martha Sawyer (Martha born Bull).
Submitted 28 August 2019 by Alyssa McIntosh