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Lawrence James PICKFORD

Regimental number977
Place of birthCallawadda Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressCallawadda South via Stawell, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinWife, Mrs Bertha Pickford, Joel Joel via Stawell, Victoria
Enlistment date24 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll977
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. I), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Stawell Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Silas (d. 27 November 1901, aged 50; bu. Stawell) and Amelia (d. 22 July 1930, aged 75; bu. Stawell) PICKFORD; husband of Bertha PICKFORD, 548 Canning Street, North Carlton, Victoria. Native of Callawadda, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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