LAWSON, George
(Service number 7/2281)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 21 April 1876 | Place of Birth | Otepopo |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 15 Chapel Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Butcher | ||
| Previous Military Experience | South African War | ||
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| Next of Kin | R. D. LAWSON (father), 15 Chapel Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted rifles, C Squadron | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 June 1942 | Age | 66 years |
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| Place of Death | Lower Riccarton, Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Lawson was the oldest son of Williard R. D. and Mary Ann (née Adams). Williard Lawson married more than once. Mary Ann died in July 1881 and is buried at Geraldine. In November 1881 at Woodbury Williard married Mrs Mary Morrison. George Lawson had served in the South Africa War. Trooper G. Lawson, Timaru, was one of the recruits for the Tenth Reinforcements who left South Canterbury in mid November 1915 for Trentham Camp. His father died in 1918 at Timaru, and his step-mother in 1921.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 August 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 August 2019]; Bromley Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [17 August 2019]; Timaru Herald, 13 November 1915 (Papers Past) [12 August 2019]
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