Regimental number | 387 |
Place of birth | Eaglehawk Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | ..., Nurse C Sheldon, Town Hall, Bendigo, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Lawrence spelt Laurence on Nominal Roll. |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 53), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria. Headstone inscription reads: 'Where duty led he followed/Our brave laddie/Sadly missed.' Father: Elijah SHELDON (d. 15 December 1910, aged 69; bu. Eaglehawk Cemetery) |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |