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LAWSON, Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1025 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Pontville, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burnie, Tasmania, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Coach Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery III M 12, Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Leven Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1025, 12th Infantry Battalion, Pontville, Tas. | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1025, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1025, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Sarah LAWSON.
Husband of Mrs Rita E Lawson, Ulverstone, Tasmania
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