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Lawrence Oby WILLANS

Regimental number19158
Place of birthGoulburn New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank clerk
Address'Avoca', Carey Street, Tumut, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, O A Willans, Court House, Tumut, New South Wales
Enlistment date20 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 28
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 11 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 14 June 1917
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 25), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
16
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Oby Andrew and Margaret Alicia WILLANS. Native of Goulburn, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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