Info

SurnameLawrence
ForenameWilliam T
RankPrivate
Army No4342
Battalion8th
CommissionedNot set
Date Of WoundsNot set
WoundsBullet wound in the hip
Died KilledNot set
Death Details
Enlisted DateNot set
Enlisted Location
Date Of BirthNot set
Birth Place
Residence
DischargedNot set
Theatre Of WarFrance & Mesopotamia
Date Of EntryNot set
Z Class
Surname Spellings
Other InfoBorn in 1896. Enlisted in 1915 and was posted to France with the 8th Battalion. He fought in France and was wounded, shot in the hip. After recovering in the UK he was posted to the 9th Battalion in Mesopotamia where he served for the rest of the war. In 1927 he emigrated to Australia where he became a fruit grower in Victoria. He served in the Australian Army in WW2. when he was 103 years old he received the Legion d'Honneur from the French Consul General.

Assignments

8th Worcestershire Regiment 4342 Private
9th Worcestershire Regiment 4342 Private
2nd Northumberland Fusiliers 205839 Private

Service Awards

The British War Medal
The Allied Victory Medal

Gallantry Awards & Honors

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Foreign Decorations & Awards

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Royal Flying Corps

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