Edward William Henry LAWRENCE

Regimental number45872
Date of birth3 April 1894
Place of birthManakau, Levin
OccupationCarpenter
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs W.H. Lawrence, Lansdowne, Masterton
Enlistment date20 December 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 6 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 1, Grave No 13), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr R Y and Mrs W H Lawrence, Lansdown, Masterton. Only son.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 8

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