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John Godfrey LAWRENCE

Regimental number637
Place of birthCamberwell, London SE, England
SchoolPlussy Road School, Carford, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinJ Lawrence, Eastham London, England
Enlistment date4 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 August 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death12 August 1915
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialChatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row J, Grave No. 79), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
69
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Susan LAWRENCE
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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