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Cecil Robert LAWLESS

Regimental number6119
Place of birthMerriwa, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAssistant town clerk
AddressMargaret Street, Merriwa, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, James Thomas Lawless, Marquet Street, Merriwa, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 May 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
86
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Margaret LAWLESS, Marquet Street, Merriwa, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2884 Pte Edward Thomas LAWLESS, 1st Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 16 March 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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