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HORACE NEWTON LAWSON
BORN GOOLE 1891. LIVED HULL. YOUNGEST SON OF GEORGE & ANNIE LAWSON, OF 44, WAVERLEY STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS) & 167, CHANTERLANDS AVENUE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A SHIP STEVEDORE. BROTHERS GEORGE, HARRY & RICHARD. HE WORKED AS A TICKET PRINTER.
HE ENLISTED IN CHISWICK. SERVED IN THE 1ST BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 26/10/1917, AGED 26. COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER ANNIE.
| Name | Horace Newton Lawson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Goole, Yorkshire, 1891 |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 26 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Chiswick, Middx. |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Bedfordshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 39570 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly M/230553, A.S.C. |
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