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LAWRIE, Richard Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2944 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916, Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Maitland, NSW, 18 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Binna Burra, Byron Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Scots College Sydney |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Port Macquarie, NSW, 30 June 1968, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Macquarie General Cemetery Presbyterian |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2944, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Lismore, NSW | |
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| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2944, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2944, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mooltan, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Richard Alexander Lawrie was born on 18th July, 1897, at Maitland, New South Wales, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John William Lawrie. He was educated at the Scots College, Sydney, and entered the service of the Bank at Casino, New South Wales, on 19th July, 1915. He was transferred to Bangalow, as assistant, in the following October. Richard Lawrie enlisted on 7th January, 1916, in the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, A.I.F. He saw service in Sinai, Palestine and Syria from October, 1916, up to the signing of the Armistice, and won promotion to corporal.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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