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| address   = Byford, Western Australia
 
| address   = Byford, Western Australia
 
| relation   = Father
 
| relation   = Father
| nextofkin      = Mr Earnest Lawrence
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| nextofkin      = Mr Earnest George Lawrence
 
| regnumber   = W53945 & WX22560
 
| regnumber   = W53945 & WX22560
| enlistmentdate  = 23 May 1943
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| enlistmentdate  = 29 May 1943
 
| rank           = Private
 
| rank           = Private
 
| unit      = [[2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion]] & [[2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion]]
 
| unit      = [[2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion]] & [[2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion]]
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==War Service==
 
==War Service==
Original enlistment was in the Citizens Military Forces (militia), however, on 17 Aug 1943 at Karrakatta he changed his enlistment to the 2nd AIF.
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Original enlistment was on 29 May 1943 with the 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion, however, on 17 Aug 1943 at Karrakatta he changed his enlistment to the 2nd AIF.
  
  

Revision as of 01:29, 31 March 2021

Edward James (Jim) Lawrence
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Personal Information
Date of Birth 12 Jul 1924
Place of Birth Gloucester, England
Death 14 Mar 2013 aged 88
Place of Death Byford, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 21 years, 1 month
Address Byford, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father , Mr Earnest George Lawrence
Military Information
Reg Number W53945 & WX22560
Date of Enlistment 29 May 1943
Rank Private
Unit/Formation 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion & 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion
Post War Details
Monument(s) ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)



Pre War

War Service

Original enlistment was on 29 May 1943 with the 2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion, however, on 17 Aug 1943 at Karrakatta he changed his enlistment to the 2nd AIF.


Demobilised on 27 Jun 1946

Post War

Notes


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