1914 Star. No clasp (8952 Pte. J. Lawrence . K.O.Sco: Bord.)

Wounded-in-Action: Private John Lawrence, 'D' Company 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers, is confirmed having been 'Wounded-in-Action' with 'Shrapnel Wounds' to his head, on the date of his capture at St. Quentin, France, 1 September 1914. German Prisoner-of-War Records held by the International Red Cross Society, refer

Prisoner-of-War: No. 8952 Private John Lawrence of 'D' Company, 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers is confirmed having been captured and made a Prisoner-of-War, t St. Quentin, France, on, 1 September 1914. Following his capture, John was subsequently interred for the duration of the war, variously at Prisoner-of-War camps located in Germany at Sennelager, just north of Paderborn, and at Minden

Medals Verification: Private John Lawrence was entitled to three x campaign medals for his Great War services, per the respective medal rolls of the King's Own Scottish Borderers cited below:

- 1914 Star. Entitled to dated clasp: WO 329/2448. Disembarked theatre of war 'France', 15 August 1914. Shows clasp and roses claimed / issued 23/07/1937
- British War Medal. Silver issue: Reference WO 329/1112
- Interallied Victory Medal: Reference WO 329/1112

John Lawrence, son of David Lawrence (a Jute Beamer) and Mary Ann Lawrence (nee Moore) was a native of Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, where he was born on, 1 January 1885. By 1902, John, a 'Mill-worker' was living at, 16 Elders Lane, Lochee, Dundee, with his father and family. On, 2 September 1902, at the age of 17 years and 9 months, John enlisted in the Militia, joining his local unit 3rd (Militia) Battalion Royal Highlanders (Black Watch). His extant Militia service papers held at The National Archives show that he subsequently transferred for full-time service in the Regular Army, when on, 26 August 1904, at, Perth, Scotland, he joined the King's Own Scottish Borderers. Following the end of the Great War and after his liberation and return to his home in Scotland, John Lawrence took his final discharge from the British Army on, 24 March 1919.

On capture, John reported that his next of kin was his father, David Lawrence, who in 1914 was residing at, 22 Cochrane Street, Dundee, Scotland

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