Roll of Honour Lawrence Steer

Service number	4/381
Rank	Private
Unit	3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
Service	Australian Army
Conflict/Operation	Korea, 1950-1953
Conflict Eligibility Date	Korea, 1950-1953
Date of Death	11 August 1951
Place of Death	Korea
Cause of Death	Accidental (Non battle casualty)
Age at Death	26
Place of Association	Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details	United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea
Source	AWM149 Roll of Honour cards, Korea
Notes	Private Steer was originally interred at Tanggok Cemetery. Portion 19 Plot and Row 3 Grave No.1003

Location on the Roll of Honour

Lawrence Steer's name is located at panel 2 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

Roll of Honour circular

For the First World War the circulars were forms sent to next of kin seeking details regarding the deceased. They form the basis of the card indexes from which the original Roll of Honour was compiled.

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Personal Service Records

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War Graves

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Roll of Honour name projection

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