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Frederick William LAWSON

Regimental number638
Place of birthFremantle, Western Australia
SchoolSevan Boys Orphanage, Medland Junction, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address44 Hulbert Street, Sth Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Lawson, 44 Hulbert Street, Sth Fremantle, Western Australia
Previous military service86th Infantry
Enlistment date19 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death23.7
Place of burialFouilloy Communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
138
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Jane LAWSON. Native of Fremantle
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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