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LAWSON, Andrew
| Service Number: | 1042 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Peebles, Scotland, July 1876 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Food and drug inspector |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1042, 43rd Infantry Battalion, at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1042, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1042, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1042, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW back | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1042, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, GSW fingers and left hand |
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Andrew Lawson Biography
Life before the War
Andrew Lawson was born in Peebles, Scotland. His mother Mrs Jane Lawson was close to Lawson as she was listed as his next of kin. He was a Presbyterian and continued his faith throughout his life. Lawson lived at 127 Gouger Street in Adelaide, South Australia. He worked as a food and drug inspector. He was a tall man for the time, standing at 5 feet and 9 inches. He weighed 120 pounds. Lawson had a medium completion, blue eyes and his hair was turning grey.
Life in service
On the 1st of March 1916, Andrew Lawson began his service for the Australian Imperial Force. On 16th of April 1916 Andrew Lawson travelled overseas to France in Aetia. In 1917 on the 9th June Andrew got wounded at Messines, in the back, and went to the hospital. On the 20th of August Andrew re-joined his unit from the hospital. On the 4th of October, he got wounded in action again, this time in the fingers of his left hand. It took him a month to recover from his wound and re-joined his unit on the 17th of November. In 1918 Andrew went back to the hospital as he was sick on the 24th of May. Nine days later he recovered and re-joined his unit. On the 15th of May, he got a Pavel for service. On the 4th of August, he went back to the hospital. A month later on the 11th of September, he got admitted to 2nd west for his discharge. On the 9th of October, his unit moved to the UK. In 1919 on the 2nd of March Andrew returned to Australia. He was finally discharged and the reason for was the cessation of hostilities.
No details are known of Andrew Lawson's later life.