LAWSON, Herbert Henry
| Service Number: | 6531 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barossa, South Australia, 1987 |
| Home Town: | Barossa, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | labouror |
| Died: | 8 September 1960, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) west terrace cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. |
| Memorials: | Loxton and District Great War Roll of Honor, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6531, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6531, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by St Francis de Sales College
Herbert Lawson was born in the Barossa South Australia in September 1887, he lived in the Barossa until he enlisted in the war. Before enlisting for WW1 he served in another battle and was rejected for being unfit for his majesty’s service. His job before enrolling was as a laborer and he was never an apprentice before that.
Herbert was never married but his next of kin was his mother Lovisa Lawson who also lived in the Barossa.
Lawson, Herbert Henry enlisted on 15 August 1916. He embarked on the 21st of October 1916 in Port Melbourne and disembarked on the 28th of December 1916 in Devonport. Herbert got wounded in battle in Belgium on 20/9/17. A few months later he was discharged on the 16th of December 1917.
Herbert Lawson was discharged and later fought in World War 2.
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