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Edward C. Lawrence
Edward C. Lawrence
Photo Credit: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
SS Grampian
Edward Carl Lawrence
Edward Carl Lawrence
*No plaque located*
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque*
Birth: 8/22/1895, Pittsburgh, PA
Birth: 8/22/1895, Pittsburgh, PA
Address: 2162 W. 25th St., Cleveland, OH
Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; native-born citizen; occupation Rolling Mill Hand at Upson Nut Co., Cleveland, OH (established 1872 in Connecticut and later operated in Cleveland as manufacturers of nuts and bolts); in 1910 at age 14 he was working as a Laborer in Pittsburgh, PA
Appearance: Height short, Build slight, Eyes brown, Hair blond
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/26/1918; Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: 6/5/1917; 4/26/1918; Private
Service Number: 2477514
Deployment: 6/11/1918 from New York aboard SS Grampian
Action: 31 Co 8 Tng Bn 158 Dep Brig 22 Apr 26/18 to May 4/18; 329 Regt Inf to July 28/18; Co E 104 Inf to Oct 16/18. Pvt. St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. AEF June 11/18 to Oct 16/18
Death: October 16, 1918 at age 23, less than one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918; cause of death Killed in Action
Death: October 16, 1918 at age 23, less than one month before the Armistice on November 11, 1918; cause of death Killed in Action
Burial: buried locally in Meuse, France; 6/6/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Meuse, France; 7/7/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. with arrival in Antwerp, Belgium 7/18/1921; 8/6/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 8/20/1921; 8/31/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving 9/2/1921 to the care of Anna Marie Matthews, mother, 1870 W. 44th St., Cleveland, OH and Karl B. Pausler; 9/6/1921 final burial at West Park Cemetery, 3942 Ridge Rd., Cleveland, OH, Section 15 Tier 38 Grave 22
Burial: buried locally in Meuse, France; 6/6/1919 remains disinterred and reburied at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Meuse, France; 7/7/1921 remains disinterred and prepared for return to U.S. with arrival in Antwerp, Belgium 7/18/1921; 8/6/1921 remains shipped from Antwerp to Hoboken, NJ aboard SS Wheaton arriving Hoboken 8/20/1921; 8/31/1921 remains shipped from Hoboken to Cleveland, OH arriving 9/2/1921 to the care of Anna Marie Matthews, mother, 1870 W. 44th St., Cleveland, OH and Karl B. Pausler; 9/6/1921 final burial at West Park Cemetery, 3942 Ridge Rd., Cleveland, OH, Section 15 Tier 38 Grave 22
Next of Kin: Mrs. Anna Marie Matthews, mother, 1870 W. 44th St., Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Mrs. Anna Marie Matthews, mother, 1870 W. 44th St., Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Private Edward Carl Lawrence was the first-born child in his family. Father: John Adam Lawrence (1866-1944), born Pennsylvania of German ancestry, occupation Day Laborer, buried Pittsburgh, PA; Mother: Anna Marie Lederer Lawrence Matthews, born Tarentum, Pennsylvania of German ancestry, per 1910 Census reported having had 7 children of whom 6 survived, may have had a second marriage (Matthews) but this could not be verified, buried West Park Cemetery; Siblings: Emma M. Lawrence Schuller (1897-1974); Lily Marie Lawrence (1898-1968); Herman C. Lawrence (1901-1974); Carl August Lawrence (1903-1945); Clara Anna Lawrence Uhinck (1906-1993); ?Ralph Matthews
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