George Thomas LAWSON

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Service Number:	20968
Enlisted:	7 June 1915, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Light Trench Mortar Battery
Born:	Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, 9 June 1889
Home Town:	Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Cooktown State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Stockman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 July 1918, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie Section III, Row B, Site 22., Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Windsor War Memorial

7 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 20968, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland.
11 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 20968, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
11 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 20968, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
4 Jul 1918:	Involvement Private, 20968, 7th Light Trench Mortar Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 20968 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-04

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