Private 241862 George Lawrenson

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: Pte. 4419, South Lancs Regt.

Age at death: 24
Date of death: 12th of January 1917 (Friday)
Born: Tarbock
Resided: Whiston, Prescot, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery - V. E. 11.

Family details:
Son of John Henry and Alice Lawrenson, of 5, Shaw Lane, Whiston, Lancs. Enlisted 6th, Nov. 1915.

Census details:
1901 - George 8 is living with his parents John Henry 34, Alice 34 and siblings Thomas 6, Eva 4 and Esther 1 at Paradise Lane, Whiston, Prescot, Lancashire 1911 - George 18 is employed as a Steam Crane Driver. He is living with his parents John Henry 44,Alice 44 and siblings Thomas 16,Eva 14, Esther 11, Nellie 9, Annie 7, May 5 and William 2 at 5 Shaw Lane, Whiston, Prescot, Lancashire

Notes:
Also commemorated on [url=http://www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/casualty-358-George_Lawrenson.html]Prescot Roll Of Honour[/url]

4.8.14 Drill Hall, St. Helens: South Lancs. Bde. West Lancs. Div. Aug. 1914 to Edinburgh. Oct. 1914 Tunbridge Wells. Feb. 1915 left West Lancs. Div. and landed at Havre 13.2.15. To 12th Bde. 4th Div. 4.11.15 12th Bde. attached to 36th Div. 6.1.16 to 166th Bde. 55th Div. 11.11.18 166th Bde. 55th Div. Belgium; Moulbaix, S.W. of Ath. [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/George_Lawrenson_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Rifleman George Lawrenson at Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery[/caption]