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Hedley Norman LAWRENCE

Regimental number4467
Place of birthMallala North, South Australia
SchoolMt Gambier Public School, South Australia
ReligionBaptist
OccupationBaker
AddressCommercial Street, Mt Gambier, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Susannah Lawrence, Commercial Street, Mt Gambier, South Australia
Enlistment date18 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death29.10
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 3), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Susannah LAWRENCE. Native of Mount Gambier, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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