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Lawrence Christian KUHLMANN

Regimental number679
Date of birth1883/1884
Place of birthLondon, Middlesex, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationProspector
AddressLindsay Street, Coolgardie, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinChris Kuhlmann, Coolgardie, Western Australia
Enlistment date4 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll51st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records32
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
153
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Nominal Roll records fate as 'Missing in Action'. Court of Inquiry recorded that 'There is some doubt about this man being dead, but Court on Inquiry accepts probability that he was killed by shellfire. Memorial Plaque and Scroll, also medals, have been issued. This man was reported to have been seen entering the trenches and was not traced after. Regarded as a "Deserter" for a time but A[djutant

G[eneral] gave approval for recording as killed on 15 August 1916.'

Authority for inclusion on Roll of Honour contained in minutes of 49th Meeting of AWM Board held in Melbourne on 10 December 1956.

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