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Lawrence Matthew SHEARWOOD

Regimental number992
Place of birthHorsham Victoria
SchoolHenty State School No 2020, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrazier
AddressHenty, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinBrother, Arthur Shearwood, Dooen North via Horsham, Victoria
Enlistment date10 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Broad Gauge Railway Company
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Listed on Henty State School No 2020 Honour Roll, Victoria.
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1002 Pte William Clarence SHEARWOOD, 38th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death5 October 1952
Age at death62
Place of burialSandford Cemetery, Victoria

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