| Regimental number | 4370 |
| Place of birth | Kerrs Creek, New South Wales |
| School | Kerrs Creek Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Coonabarabran, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Mrs E Lawson, Kerrs Creek, Orange, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 4370A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death | 26.3 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Lille Southern Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 33), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Eliza LAWSON, Kerr's Creek, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to 54th Bn from 1st Training Bn, 16 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Admitted to Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 1 March 1916; transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 29 February 1916 (venereal disease); to No 4 Hospital Train, 1 March 1916; to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Cairo, 1 March 1916; discharged to Overseas Base, Giza, 2 April 1916 (total treatment for venereal disease: 34); marched out 13th Training Bn, Tel el Kebir, 2 April 1916; rejoined unit, Ferry Post, 5 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916. Died of wounds whilst a Prisoner of War, 24 July 1916 (shrapnel wound to the head). Buried Lille Cemetery. Note, Red Cross File No 1561011: 'Prisoner of War. Died of brain injury (shrapnel wound), War Hospital C., Lille, 3 am, 24 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LAWSON William Wallace
Red Cross file 1561011 |
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