Francis Matt Lawledge Rank: Second-Lieutenant Status: Killed in Action 1916-10-10

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Lawledge, Francis Matt (Second-Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1916-October-10

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Birth Date: unkown date (age 35)

Born: Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Edward Matthias Lawledge & Anne Cope

unmarried

Home: Humboldt, Saskatchewan (parents)

Enlistment Date: 1914-01-01

Service
RNAS

Unit
70 (FB) Sqn- Squadron (RNAS)

Base
France

Rank

Position
air-gunner-observer

Service Numbers

1916-10-10: Lawledge and his pilot 2Lt.John Bennett Lawton (British) were shot down over Bapaume. Lawton was a PoW, Lawledge died of his wounds as a PoW.

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Humboldt, Saskatchewan (parents)

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Bailleul Road East Cemetery
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Strutter A382

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Second-Lieutenant Lawledge, Francis Matt (RNAS)
air-gunner-observer
Killed in Action
1916-October-10
Bailleul Road East Cemetery, D919, Saint-Laurent-Blangy, France

Sopwith Strutter

last update: 2023-09-17 20:27:27

Strutter A382

At 70Sq Farn allot EF 23.06.16

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Lawledge, Francis Matt (Second-Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1916-October-10

Strutter A382

Sopwith Strutter

Strutter A382

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