Lawrence BERWICK

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Lawrence BERWICK

Lawrence Berwick Photo:
State Library of Queensland
Birthplace
England
Resided
Jondaryan
Occupation
Butter Maker
Enlisted
30-December-1914
Place
Oakey
Age
20
Status
Married
Service No
752
Rank
Private
Unit
11th Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcements
Embarked
23-June-1915
Place
Adelaide
Active Service
Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Highest rank
N/A
Honours and Awards
No
Fate
How Died
Killed in action
Date
2 April 1917
Place
Noreuill, France
Cemetery or Memorial
Vaulx Hill Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Notes

Also named on Toowoomba Mothers’ Memorial and Jondaryan's Honour Board.

 

Lawrence Berwick landed at Gallipoli in October 1915. He soon became ill and was evacuated to the British Military Hospital at Gibraltar. He arrived in France in January 1917 and was killed in action at Noreuill in April when a shell exploded near his dugout.