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John Cornish LAWREY

Regimental number909
Place of birthKing Lake Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationNurseryman
AddressKinglake, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, J. Lawrey, Kinglake, Victoria
Enlistment date3 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 April 1916
Date of death3 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialWhittlesea Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot 9, Row 2, Grave No. 55), Victoria
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
119
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Eliza LAWREY. Native of Kinglake, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 7048 Pte Bertram Kinglake LAWREY, 3rd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 8 October 1919.

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