Rifleman

David Morris Lawson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of David and Margaret Lawson, of II, Ross St., Kilbirnie, Wellington.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/1415
Name:
David Morris Lawson
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs D. Lawson (mother), 44 Nairn Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
P. O. Box 12, Fordell, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
David Morris Lawson
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