Regimental number | 3545 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
School | Bathurst and Orange Public Schools, New South Wales |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Telegraphist |
Address | Kaponga Nelsons Avenue, Kogarah, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Ralph Lawrenson, Neilson's Avenue, Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was engaged in religious work in connection the Congregational Church at Kogarah, where he started and was carrying on a League of Young Workshippers numbering about 120. As an operator at the GPO he was considered one of the best in work and character. (Father) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XVIII, Row C, Grave No. 14), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ralph and Emily LAWRENSON, "Kaponga", Esher Street, Burwood, New South Wales. Native of Kogarah, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Alfred Stewart a bosom companion and godly member of the same church, killed a fortnight before himself. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |