LAWSON, John Bett
| Service Number: | 218 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Edentown, Fife, Scotland., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Dumikiln School, Kirkealdy, Fifeshire, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 29 September 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Townsville Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 218, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement 218, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked 218, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 1 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, He was awarded the MC for conspicuous gallantry for having initiative and devotion to duty on 8th August 1918 east of Hamel when he mounted a tank, propped up a dug-out killing some enemy and capturing 70 prisoners. | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 41st Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 26 and the son of William Lawson and Annie H. Thomson Lawson, of 8, Union St., Stirling, Scotland. He is one of some 20 Australian casualties of the Great War who are commemorated on the Kirkcaldy War Memorial.
He was a Private until 22nd February 1916. He became a CSM [WO Class II] on 1st March 1917. Company Sergeant Major Lawson was promoted to Second Lieutenant on 1st December 1917. He was promoted to Lieutenant on 1st August 1918
He was awarded the MC for conspicuous gallantry for having initiative and devotion to duty on 8th August 1918 east of Hamel when he mounted a tank, propped up a dug-out killing some enemy and capturing 70 prisoners.
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