Private 2009 William Herbert LAWTON

Private 2009 William Herbert Lawton{gallery}Pte W H Lawton{/gallery}1st Warwickshire Yeomanry

Drowned on 11th April 1915 aged 19. William was on the transport ship HMS Wayfarer when it was torpedoed by U32 60 miles off the Scilly Isles. The ship was transporting horses and men to Egypt.

• Commemorated: Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire
  
• Awarded: 1915 Star?, British Way and Victory Medals
  
• Son of William and Jane Lawton
• NNWFHS Memorial: Polesworth St Editha
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Pte Lawton
• NNWFHS Polesworth War Memorial Page
• Hollybrook Memorial
• Warwickshire Yeomanry
• HMS Wayfarer

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born c1896 in Polesworth
• Employed as a farmer’s son, working on farm
• Lived at The Hermitage, Polesworth