Corporal Lawrence Carthage Weathers

Service number	1153
Ranks Held	Corporal, Private, Temporary Corporal
Birth Date	1890-05-14
Birth Place	New Zealand: North Island, Northland, Te Kopuru
Death Date	1918-09-29
Death Place	France: Picardie, Somme, Louverval
Final Rank	Corporal
Service	Australian Imperial Force
Unit	43rd Australian Infantry Battalion
Places	Louverval Te Kopuru
Conflict/Operation	First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes	Biographical information They dared mightily. in 1963 Published in London Gazette in 1918-12-26 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23

Description

Lawrence Weathers (1890-1918) was born in New Zealand and came to Australia as a boy. He joined the AIF in 1916 and was wounded in his first major action in June the following year. In May 1918 he was badly gassed.
The act for which Weathers received the Victoria Cross took place the day after the capture of Mont St Quentin, while his battalion was clearing enemy positions north of Péronne. He showed extraordinary valour and, with his comrades, captured 180 prisoners and three machine-guns. He was mortally wounded in action four weeks later.

Collection items

Rolls

Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

Unit

43rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
Honours and Awards:

Unit

43rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Temporary Corporal
First World War Embarkation Roll:

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Private
Roll of Honour:

Unit

43rd Australian Infantry Battalion

Conflict

First World War, 1914-1918

Rank

Corporal

Timeline

Date of birth	14 May 1890
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	03 February 1916	43rd Battalion.
Date of embarkation	09 June 1916
Date wounded	10 June 1917	Severely wounded during the Battle of Messines.
Date of recommendation honour or award	1918
Date promoted	21 March 1918	Appointed lance corporal.
Date wounded	26 May 1918	Gassed.
Date of honour or award	02 September 1918	Awarded Victoria Cross for action at Peronne, France whilst serving with 43 Battalion, 11 Brigade, 3 Division as a Temporary Corporal
Date promoted	10 September 1918	Appointed corporal.
Date of death	29 September 1918
Date of death	29 September 1918