Peter Lawson

Title

Private

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Forenames

Peter AWMM

Surname

Lawson AWMM

Service number

WWI 12/1073 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

31 Oct 1885 Public Source

Date of birth

31 Oct 1885

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Place of birth

Odsted, Denmark

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Address before enlistment

• Unknown AWMM Ohura, King-country, New Zealand AWMM
• Ohura is a small settlement some 48 km West of Taumarunui, King Country, New Zealand.
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Next of kin

M.C. Lawson (brother), Auctioneer, Te Awamutu, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
• Egyptian - Dardanelles
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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• Auckland Infantry Battalion
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Service number

WWI 12/1073 AWMM

Military service

1914-1915

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Medals and Awards

1914-1915 Star
British War & Victory Medals
Plaque & Scroll # 507408

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Military training

full time in Dragons when living in Denmark

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Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM
• 1 Aug 1914 at Auckland - needed Dental treatment
  1 Sep 1914 at Auckland
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Age on enlistment

29yrs 10mths

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Occupation before enlistment

Farmer at Ohura

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Embarkation details

WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 8 or HMNZT 12 AWMM Vessel was Star of India or Waimana AWMM Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM

Medical notes

Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM

Son of Mrs. Katrina Rasmussen Olsted, of Te Awamutu, New Zealand.

Next of Kin: Mrs MC. Lawson, Te Awamutu (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

8 Aug 1915 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of wounds AWMM

Death notes

1st reported killed in action, then reported died of wounds

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Cemetery

Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Turkey AWMM Special Memorial C. 2. AWMM

Memorial name

Taumarunui WWI War Memorial

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Memorial name

• St Mary's Church Memorial Board, Tikitiki near Rangitukia, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Wayside Cross, Morero Terrace, Taumarunui, King Country, New Zealand.
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Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R10918308
  Further Reference
• 'Tikitiki church war memorial ', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/tikitiki-church-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 29-Oct-2014
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/tikitiki-church-war-memorial
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/605887/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/605887
  Further Reference

References

• Information kindly provided by family
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 409
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.