Laurence Robert MELDRUM

Regimental number3108
Place of birthSale Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressSale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Meldrum, Heart Estate, Sale, Victoria
Previous military service13th ALH
Enlistment date19 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBray Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 15), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
130
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Margaret MELDRUM, Sale, Gippsland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal