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LAWRENCE, Ian Christopher
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX610 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bairnsdale, VIC, 20 September 1919 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dry Cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Buna, New Guinea , 25 December 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX610, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Apr 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX610, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 25 Aug 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX610, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Milne Bay - Papua New Guinea WW2 | |
| 1 Dec 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX610, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua, KIlled in Action along the line of the 'Old Strip' at Buna where the 2nd/10th came under heavy Japanese fire including anti aircraft guns firing in a ground role. |
Personal Stories
Extract from the 2nd/10th Battalion's History " Purple and Blue" by LTCOL Frank Allchin, MM
On the Buna Strip
"The attack was to be supported by a barrage from our own artillery, and four (M24 Stuart light tanks - ed) tanks were to be up with the troops."
Submitted 17 June 2022 by Steve Larkins
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