| Regimental number | 3375 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Tataila, Moama, New South Wales |
| School | Tataila Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Moama, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Next of kin | Father, John Lawry, Echuca, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 8 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Half-brothers: 5694 Pte Harry LAWRY, 14th Bn, died of wounds, 22 June 1918; 936 Sergeant Walter James Oliver LAWRY, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 December 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: embarked from Melbourne, 16 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 18 February 1917, and marched into Camp Details, Sutton Mandeville. Marched in to Pioneer Training Bn, Fovant, 24 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 February 1918; taken on strength, 2nd Pioneer Bn, 25 February 1918. Found guilty, 17 April 1918, of being absent without leave: awarded forfeiture of 6 days' pay. Found guilty, 24 April 1918, of being absent without leave: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No. 2 and forfeiture of 29 days' pay. Found guilty, 13 July 1918, of being absent without leave: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No. 2 and forfeiture of 15 days' pay. Rejoined unit, 16 August 1918. Found guilty, 19 August 1918, of being absent without leave from 7-13 August 1918: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No. 2 and forfeiture of 34 days' pay. Found guilty by Field General Court Martial, 16 December 1918, of desertion from 4 October-28 November 1918: awarded 3 years' penal servitude; commuted to 2 years'. Found guilty by Field General Court Martial, 24 March 1919, of taking part in a mutiny at Calais in that he, with others, combined not to fall in after being ordered by proper authority to do so. Awarded 12 years' penal servitude. Transferred to England for despatch to Portland Convict Prison, 18 April 1919. Sentence commuted to 2 years, 15 August 1919; transferred to Bristol Prison, 29 August 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Pakeha', 6 October 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 24 November 1919; discharged, 17 December 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 58 |
| Place of burial | Moama Cemetery, New South Wales |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
