Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Percy Roy Lawson
In memory of:
Sergeant Percy Roy Lawson
April 9, 1917
Military Service
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Army
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regt.)
Additional Information
November 5, 1893
August 5, 1915
Son of Thomas H. and Elizabeth Lawson, of Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. He attested at Clinton on 5 August 1915 listing his civilian occupation as farmer.
Cousin of Pilot Officer Orval Percy Roy, who died on 7 May 1944, while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Commemorated on Page 273 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
IV. F. 7.
Thelus is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, west of the N17 Arras-Lens main road and 6.5 kilometres north of Arras. Thelus Military Cemetery is approximately 300 metres west of the N17, located in the open country, about 50 metres north of Thelus village.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – Remembering cousins lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022 -
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Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010) -
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Thelus Military Cemetery – The Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
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