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SALMON, Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 180 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1915, Maryborough, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, 5 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Norville, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Wolvi State School |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | War service related, Balmain, New South Wales, 7 September 1921, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Independent sect D grave 1159 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 180, 26th Infantry Battalion, Maryborough, Queensland | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 180, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 180, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 180, 26th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Lucy Salmon, nee Rudder, 1868-1936, bore 15 children and raised 16. Of the 16, 3 died as infants. Of the surviving 13, 3 were girls and did not go to war. Of the ten boys who grew to adulthood, five served in WW1.
Laurence Armitage Salmon (1891-1921) who enlisted in the 26th Battalion 3/4/1915. Laurence was discharged as medically unfit 8/11/16 due to his epilepsy and later died from the effects of his war service in a Mental Hospital in 1921.
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