| Regimental number | 6603 |
| Place of birth | Brewarrina New South Wales |
| Other Names | LAWRENCE, Austin Sylvester |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Shearer |
| Address | Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Margaret Anne Roberts, c/o P O Fairfield, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | 8th Field Ambulance, Section A |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
| From Embarkation Rolls it is not possible to distinguish the embarkation details of individual officers and men: 6 officers and 156 others embarked on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' from Melbourne on 10 November 1915; 1 officer and 50 others embarked on HMAT A58 'Kabringa' from Melbourne on 8 November 1915; 1 officer and 16 others embarked on HMAT A2 'Geelong' from Adelaide on 12 November 1915; 1 officer and 4 others embarked on HMAT A13 'Katuna' from Adelaide on 9 November 1915; and | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Ambulance |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VI, Row E, Grave No. 20), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Served as Roberts, true name LAWRENCE, Austin Sylvester. Parents: Samuel and Catherine LAWRENCE; husband of Margaret LAWRENCE, 59 Surrey Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'At 1 a.m.near BULLECOURT on the 14th May a man was lying wounded in the German barrage of H.E. and gas. Sergeant Roberts at once got together and led a squad of three men through the barrage and assisted in carrying the patient into a place of safety, thereby saving the man's life at the risk of his own, as the man's gas helmet was destroyed. Throughout the night of the 14/15th may, this N.C.O., regardless of his own safety, was untiring in his efforts to stimulate the bearers under him in the execution of their duty,m thereby materially assisting in the evacuation of the wounded from a particularly dangerous zone. He showed pluck, coolness and initiative of a high order. This N.C.O. was mentioned in Despatches 8.12.16.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: |
| Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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