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Edwin Lawler
HEROES ALL: IN AND BEHIND THE FIRING LINE. (1916, October 4). Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938), p. 13. Retrieved April 2, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article160389061

Edwin LAWLER

Regimental Number
3076
Rank
Private
Known As
Henry Edward Lawler or Michael Edward Lawler
War Service
Egypt, Western Front
Prior Military Service
Nil
Enlistment
01 Jul 1915 at Sydney, NSW
Embarkation
08 Oct 1915 from Sydney, NSW, on the HMAT A69 Warilda
Next of Kin
Wife, Mrs. M. Lawler, 108 Erskineville Road, Erskineville, Sydney, New South Wales
Date & Place of Birth
1884, Christchurch, New Zealand
Parents
Michael Lawlor and Mary
Marital Status
Married
Siblings
4 sisters, 2 brothers
Occupation
Wood Turner
Physical Description
5 feet 9 1/2 inches, 150 pounds (176.5cm, 68.0kg)
Eyes grey, Hair light, Complexion fair
Religion
Roman Catholic
Fate
Killed in Action, 19 Jul 1916, Fromelles, France – Aged 32
Place of Burial
No known grave
Commemorated
V.C. Corner (Panel No 8), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Positively Identified
No

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Fromelles Association of Australia

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