LAWRENCE, John James
| Service Number: | 1101 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 January 1901, Enlisted without consent by claiming to be two years older. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | Camperdown, Victoria, Australia, 19 July 1881 |
| Home Town: | Warrion, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action (GSW to Chest), Schueveberg Hoek, South Africa, 23 August 1901, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Vryheid Cemetery First buried on veldt. Then was re-interred into Vryheid Cemetery. Grave 26. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Boer War Memorial (Queen Victoria Square), Camperdown Boer War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 1101, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles | |
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| 15 Jan 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1101, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Enlisted without consent by claiming to be two years older. | |
| 13 Feb 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1101, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Departed from Port Melbourne on "Argus" | |
| 23 Aug 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1101 | |
| 23 Aug 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1101, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, K.I.A. (GSW to chest) | |
| 23 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1101, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, K.I.A. (GSW to Chest) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Maurice Kissane
John James Lawrence was known as Jack. He was born in 1881 but claimed to be two years older to enlist without consent.
He was the son of Richard Henry Lawrence and Johanna Josephine nee Kelly. His mother known as Joan, was born in Ireland. The Roman Catholic Family had eight children including Jack. He was a Station Hand. Jack used his brother as his NOK, not his father for he did not have consent.
Hence it was his brother Walter Lawrence who had to inform their parents that Jack was KIA. (Fatal GSW to Chest). Jack was buried on the Veltd. He was later re-interred to now rest in Grave 26 in the Vryheid Cemetery.
Jack's war service qualified him for the QSA with four clasps. He had been a soldier of Queen Victoria for a week before the Ascension of King Edward VII.
Lest We Forget.
Reference:
“A Matter of Honour” page 392 plus MyHeritage Archives and Find a Grave.
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