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LAWSON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 150 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kedron, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Bowanbridge State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Grave originally marked with a memorial cross at Crucifix Corner Cemetery but was lost in following battle His record shows that he was originally buried in the Plot 1X, Row F, Grave 6. This Row does not exist, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Marchant Park Memorial Gates, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Windsor State School Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 150, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 150, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 150, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 150, 25th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the right shoulder and transferred to England on 26 September 1917 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Lawson, Gympie Road, Kedron, QLD later of Myrtley Street, Mulwillumbah, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal