Regimental number | 2835 |
Place of birth | Lawrence, New South Wales |
School | Maclean Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | Maclean, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Law, Maclean, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 41 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 8), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary LAW, Maclean, New South Wales. Native of Lawrence, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | A brother-in-law and several cousins served in the war of whom seven died. |