CHESSHIRE H.L.

Given Names:  Harvey Lawton

Service Number:  4459

Unit:  14th Battalion, 14th reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  22 Yrs  6 Mths

Occupation:  Florist & Nurseryman                                                                                  

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7¼ In                  

Weight:  161 Lbs

Chest:  34¾-37½ In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Sallow

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  26/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Annie Amelia Chesshire

126 Wellington Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                 

Embarkation Date:  18/2/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ballarat A70

END OF WAR 

Status:  Died of wounds

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Unit:  46th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Sergeant

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  32514

Victory Medal:  32289

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  25/1/1892

Place:  Richmond, Victoria                       

Father:  Horatio Howard CHESSHIRE       

Mother:  Annie Amelia LAWTON

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 19/8/1918                          

Place: Lihons, France                              

Burial:  Villers-Brettoneux Military Cemetery, France

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 6/5/1917; gun shot wound, left shoulder

Wounded in action 18/8/1918; multiple shrapnel wounds, fractured right femur

Originally buried at British Military Cemetary Chalkpits, but was re-interned 

Died as a result of wounds sustained by pieces of shrapnel that landed in dug-out he was in; hit in the thigh and leg was badly fractured; was taken to a dressing station but died shortly after

MEMORIALS

Auburn State School

Australian War Memorial

Kew War Memorial

Kew Presbyterian Church

Memorial Plaque: 349840

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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