Roll of Honour John Cornish Lawrey

Service number 909
Rank Private
Unit 31st Australian Infantry Battalion
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Date of Death 03 August 1916
Place of Death Australia
Cause of Death Illness (Pulmonary tuberculosis)
Place of Association Kinglake, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Yan Yean Public Cemetery, Yan Yean, Victoria, Australia
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Location on the Roll of Honour

John Cornish Lawrey's name is located at panel 119 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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Roll of Honour circular

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War Graves

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