LAWTON John Harry                                                   

Service Number 3100 41st Battalion 7th Reinforcements

Born : 12th July 1893 Chambers Flat

Died : 25th April 1979 Queensland       ( 85 years 9 months 13 days)

Buried:   Dutton Park Cemetery

Parents : John Harry and Minnie nee Colvin

Wife :  Agnes nee Enklemann

Enlisted :                   10th October 1916 Brisbane

Embarked :                 7th December 1917 HMAT A18 Wiltshire from Sydney 

Returned to Australia : 24th January 1919 Delta

Armistice Day 1918 :    Hospital Dartford

Medals :    British War Medal  28157

                Victory Medal        26913

Connection  Attended Logan Village School  Roll No. 452

Memorials :     Logan Village Honour Roll as “H”.                                       

                      canungraansweredthecall.org.au

                     Logan Village R.S.L. School Honour Roll                               

                     Logan Village Museum Honour Roll 

                     Virtual War Memorial Australia                                             

                     Discovering ANZACS National Library Australia 

 

LAWTON John

Service Number 21080 9th Field Artillery 35th Battery

Born:  20th June 1885 Jimboomba

Died :  16th July 1943 Queensland  (58 years and 26 days)

Buried : Unknown as at April 2020

Parents :  James Thomas and Ruth Herbert nee Hall

Enlisted :                   20th September 1915 Brisbane

Embarked :                11th May 1916 A8 Ayrlshire from Sydney 

Returned to Australia : 2nd June 1919 Deldona

Armistice Day 1918 :    France

Medals : British War Medal   17403

             Victory Medal         16997

Connection : Born in Jimboomba

Memorials :    Beaudesert War Memorial                       

                     Logan Village Museum Honour Roll 

                     Canungraansweredthe call.org.au             

                     Virtual War Memorial Australia

                     Beenleigh War Memorial                           

                     Discovering ANZACS National Library Australia 

                    The Soldiers & Nurses of the Beaudesert District in WW1 (1914-1919) David Mason 

 

LAWTON  Thomas    Rhodes Scholar

Service Number 53252 Queensland 12th Australian Field Artillery Brigade Reinforcements 3rd

Born : 16th January 1899 Waterford

Died : 18th May 1978 Queensland      ( 79 years 4 months 2 days)

Buried : Unknown as at February 2023

Parents : James Thomas and Ruth Herbert nee Hall

Enlisted :                    12th January 1918 Brisbane

Embarked :                  8th May 1918 RMS Osterley

Returned to Australia :  28th February 1919 Anchises

 Armistice Day 1918 :   France 

Medals : British War Medal 33779

             Victory Medal       31395

Connection : Waterford Family,     Attended the Logan Village School 

 Memorials :    Beaudesert War Memorial.                                                        

                    Beenleigh War Memorial

                     Canungraansweredthecall.org.au                                               

                     Canungra War Memorial

                      University of Queensland Honour Roll 

                     Logan Village Museum Honour Roll                                           

                     Canungra & Pine Creek Honour Board 

                     Virtual War Memorial Australia                                                   

                      Discovering ANZACS National Library Australia 

                     The Soldiers & Nurses of the Beaudesert District in WW1 (1914-1919) David Mason