George
Brunswick
Lawson
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Andrew William Lawson, Alice Eliza Lawson, Lucinda Bella (Lawson) Degrasse and Mary Delphina Florence (Lawson) Randall
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[children unknown]
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George Lawson served in the Canadian Army in World War I
Service started: 5 Apr 1915.
Unit(s): 26th Battalion CEF.
Service ended: 26 Mar 1916
Service started: 5 Apr 1915.
Unit(s): 26th Battalion CEF.
Service ended: 26 Mar 1916
Biography
George Brunswick Lawson was born in Sheffield, New Brunswick August 13, 1893[1], the son of Alice (Stevens) Lawson and Brunswick Lawson.
George enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on April 5, 1915. The 26th battalion left for Europe on the June 15 of the same year and was a highly decorated unit. George Lawson was killed in action on March 26, 1916. [2]He is buried at the Westoutre Churchyard Extension, Belgium.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Canadian Expeditionary Forces Attestation Papers, National Archives of Canada
- ↑ Canadian Virtual War Memorial, George Brunswick Lawson https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2939005
- ↑ Canadian Virtual War Memorial, George Brunswick Lawson https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/2939005
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Categories: Evans-29543 Sheffield 1901 Project | Sheffield, New Brunswick | 26th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, World War I | Killed in Action, Canada, World War I | Canadian Expeditionary Force, World War I