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LAWRENCE, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | S48560 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 December 1941, Prospect, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 101st Heavy Mortar Company |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 12 October 1914 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Prospect primary school , South Australia |
| Occupation: | Electroplater |
| Died: | Heart, Prospect, , South Australia , 25 April 1994, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Private, S48560, Army Training Units, Prospect, SA | |
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| 22 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S48560 | |
| 1 Nov 1944: | Involvement Private, S48560, 101st Heavy Mortar Company, Bougainville | |
| 22 Mar 1946: | Discharged Private, S48560, 101st Heavy Mortar Company |
Personal Stories
Discharge Certificate
Certificate #516314 certifies that he joined the Militia on 5Feb42 and was returned to civilian duties 19June42. He was called to resume service in the Militia 2Apr43 and continued to serve until discharge 22Mar46. The certificate state that he had an effective active service of 1214 days being 658 days within Australia and 556 days outside, being in New Guinea and Bougainville.
Submitted 15 December 2019 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Maxwell HILL
Married to Joyce Emily Turbill on the 25 th May 1940. Birth of a daughter Roslyn Heather on the 25th May 1947.
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