Herbert Henry LAWSON

LAWSON, Herbert Henry

Service Number: 6531
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: AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
west terrace cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia.
Memorials: Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board
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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: ''
23 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 6531, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide
20 Sep 1917: Wounded

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Biography 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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