We remember John William Lawson

We remember John William Lawson

Timeline

Timeline

1888
birth Spennymoor, County Durham United Kingdom Source:8654636 Source:8654645 1888
1907
service British Army Private 9697 Durham Light Infantry 5th Battalion Source:8654645 20th December 1907
1908
service British Army Private 6/2103 Durham Light Infantry 6th Battalion Source:8654645 14th April 1908 - 13th April 1912
1914
service British Army Private 245039 Durham Light Infantry 6th Battalion Source:8654645 30th April 1914 - 27th July 1917
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8654645 20th April 1915 - 25th June 1916
1916
hospitalisation Wounded left thigh (in the field) Hospital/Institution Source:8654636 18th June 1916
1917
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8654645 28th February 1917 - 11th April 1917
1917
hospitalisation Tubercle of lung Hospital/Institution Source:8654636 6th July 1917
1917
discharge Source:8654636 27th July 1917
1917
death War Related Sickness Source:8654635 17th December 1917
burial Spennymoor (tudhoe) Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial County Durham United Kingdom D. "C." 491 Source:8654635

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John William
Initials JW
Last Name Lawson
Source 8654636
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 9697 Durham Light Infantry 5th Battalion Private
British Army 6/2103 Durham Light Infantry 6th Battalion Private
British Army 245039 Durham Light Infantry 6th Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Henry Lawson father

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Anne23518
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Anne23518
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Anne23518
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Anne23518
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Anne23518

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