Walter Vivian LAWTON

Regimental number10/177
Date of birth19 September 1892
Place of birthLower Hutt
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
Address13 High Street, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.11
Height5' 5"
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinW Lawton, 13 High Street, Masterton
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Hutt Valley Rifle Volunteers; serving in No 4 Engineering Company, Wellington, Territorial Force, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10918339