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Owen Effingham LAWRENCE

Date of birth12 June 1881
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressRhodes, Longford, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs E C Lawrence, Rhodes, Longford, Tasmania
Enlistment date7 June 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameSpecial Draft, AIF Officers
AWM Embarkation Roll number34/13/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Ormonde on 7 March 1918
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board RMS Ormonde on 13 March 1918
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: Gen INF Reinf
Promotion date: 8 January 1917

Lieutenant


Unit: INF40
Promotion date: 1 October 1918

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


Recommendation date: 5 December 1918

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448, 11 July 1919; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124, 30 October 1919.
Recommendation date: 7 February 1919

FateReturned to Australia 12 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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