Regimental number | 20968 |
Place of birth | Cooktown, Queensland |
School | State School, Cooktown, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Lawson, Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 9th Field Artillery Brigade, 34th Battery |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36(a)/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 22), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Gustave and Elizabeth LAWSON, Persse Street, Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |