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Lawrence CLAYTON

Regimental number608
Place of birthSwan Hill, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Addressc/o Mrs J Sampson, Macama North, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Thomas Clayton, Thomas Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 26 August 1914; taken on strength 2 Battalion 25 September 1914
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine,Gallipoli
Date of death8 August 1915
Age at death26
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Special Memorial C. 19), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
32
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. Broken Hill, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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