Lawrence ROBERTSON

Regimental number8/281
AddressTe Houka, Balclutha
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinGeorge Robertson, Waianakarua, Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialSt Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row L, Grave No 11), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Jeannie Robertson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body