LAWRENCE, John Lithgow
| Service Number: | NX27050 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 June 1941, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia, 11 December 2012 |
| Home Town: | Gilgandra, Gilgandra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tractor & Producer Gas Unit Expert |
| Died: | Illness while a POW of the Japanese, Thailand, 8 July 1945 |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1 H 52 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Gilgandra St Stephen's Presbyterian Church War Memorial Window, Gilgandra War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX27050 | |
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| 17 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX27050, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Paddington, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mortimer Edward and Emily Grizelle Lawrence, of Bexley, New South Wales
COURAGEOUS HEART, FOREVER REST IN PEACE
JOCK
LAWRENCE
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DEATH OFFICIALLY
ANNOUNCED
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We were advised yesterday by telegrams that Army authorities have officially announced that John Lithgow Lawrence died of illness on 8th July, 1945. Deceased was the son of the late Mr. Mort Lawrence, Collie Road, and Mrs. Lawrence, the latter now residing in Sydney. "Jock" was a most popular lad and in company with Mr. Claude Stockings invented the Ajax Gas Producer before joining up. He was reported missing after the fall of Singapore and no further news had been received until the notification this week. He is survived by his mother and two sisters.
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