Charles THAXTER
(1821-1898)
Charlotte DANN
(After 1833-1891)
Captain James SWANN
(1820-1884)
Ann CHARLTON
Thomas THAXTER
(1853-1890)
Sarah SWANN
(1862-1948)

Corporal Lawrence Philip SWANN
(1887-1916)

 

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Corporal Lawrence Philip SWANN

  • Born: 25 Dec 1887, New Zealand
  • Died: 15 Oct 1916, Somme, Centre, France aged 28
  • Buried: Oct 1916, Armentières, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  • Cause of his death was Killed in Action.

       Other names for Lawrence were Laurie THAXTER and Lawerence Philip THAXTER.

     

       Burial Notes:

    Grave Reference
    IV. A. 2

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      Noted events in his life were:

    • He adopted by John and Sarah Lennard before 1916 in Waihou, Waikato, New Zealand.

    • He was employed at the Wanganui Meat Freezing Company before 1915 in Wanganui, New Zealand.

    • He was employed as a farmer before 1915 in Wanganui, , , New Zealand.



    • He served in the military World War I (Serial No. 10/1682) on 14 Feb 1915 in Seuz, Egypt. Full NameLawrence Phillip Thaxter
    Rank Last HeldTemporary Corporal
    Forename(s)Lawrence Phillip
    SurnameThaxter
    WarWorld War I, 1914-1918
    Serial No.10/1682
    GenderMale
    Date of Birth25 December 1887
    ReligionChurch of England
    First Known RankPrivate
    Private
    Occupation before EnlistmentLabourer
    Labourer
    Next of KinMrs Sarah Hutchison (mother), Abbot Street, Castlecliff, Wanganui, New Zealand
    Mrs Hutchison (mother), Castlecliff, Wanganui, New Zealand
    Marital StatusSingle
    Enlistment AddressAbbot Street, Castlecliff, Wanganui, New Zealand
    Military DistrictWellington
    Body on Embarkation3rd Reinforcements
    New Zealand Expeditionary Force
    Embarkation UnitWellington Infantry Battalion
    10th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
    Embarkation Date14 February 1915
    4 March 1916
    Place of EmbarkationWellington, New Zealand
    Wellington, New Zealand
    TransportHMNZT 17
    ·HMNZT 18
    HMNZT 19
    ·HMNZT 47
    ·HMNZT 48
    VesselMaunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
    Willochra or Tofua
    DestinationSuez, Egypt
    Suez, Egypt
    Nominal Roll FootnotesEx 3rd Reinforcements
    Nominal Roll NumberVol1
    26
    Page on Nominal Roll718
    13
    Last Unit ServedWellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion
    Place of DeathSomme, France
    Date of Death15 October 1916
    Age at Death27
    Year of Death1916
    Cause of DeathKilled in action
    Cemetery NameCite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France
    Grave ReferenceIV. A .2
    Biographical NotesSon of Thomas and Sarah Thaxter
    Grandfather: Charles Thaxter; he was also related to John James Copland and William Albert Thaxter
    Rank last held was listed as Temporary Corporal on the Service Record History sheet
    Description of ImagePortrait (from the family collections)
    Additional InformationLawrence also named a Miss B McKinnon (dob 2 Jan 1896), Telephone Exchange, Hamilton as a next of kin, alongside his mother.\f3

    • He served in the military ANZAC Seventh Reinforcements in 1915 in Gallipoli, , Puglia, Italy.

 

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