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Edward Vincent LAWLESS

Regimental number6804
Place of birthBombala, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressOrbost, East Gippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs. E.C. Lawless, Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria
Enlistment date20 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death22.4
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row B, Grave No. 2), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth LAWLESS, Boundary Road, East Gippsland, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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