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Robert Lawson
| Name on Board | RL Lawson |
| Name on Service Records |
Robert Lawson |
| Enlistment Age | 21 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Place of Birth | Newport, Vic |
| Next of Kin | R Lawson |
| Address | 51 Osborne St, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 19/08/1914 |
| Service No. | 935 |
| Enlistment Place | Echuca, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 19/10/1914 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Hororata A20 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 7th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 20/08/1915 |
| Unit on Death | 7th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | Died of Wounds |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Wounded at Gallipoli, died on board Hospital Ship Guildford Castle -buried at sea, Dardanelles |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Additional Information
Robert Lawson sailed on the First Convoy of 38 ships which departed from Albany, Western Australia on 1 November 1914. He attended the Central State School, Williamstown.
Additional References
Footscray Chronicle: Saturday 11 September 1915, p2
The National Anzac Centre, Albany, Western Australia
Austin, Ronald J. (Ronald James), 1936-: Our dear old battalion : the story of the 7th Battalion, AIF, 1914-1919, Rosebud, Vic. : Slouch Hat Publications, 2004, p53 and 54.
Williamstown Historical Society
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