| Surname: | Lawrence |
| Initials: | W R |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 2566781 |
| Notes: | CMP. 108 Pro Coy. Formerly Royal Corps of Signals. He was born in London E and resided in Essex. 108 Pro Coy War Diary WO 171/7820. 11/5/45 256681 L/Cpl Lawrence W R dies in hospital as a result of a traffic accident on a motorcycle in Hamburg. Casualty List 1767/13 Western Europe, Died Result of Accident, 11/5/1945. Medal card not found. Inscription on gravestone: In proud and ever loving memory of my beloved husband and Richards Daddy. He was the first Military Policeman to die after the German Surrender at midnight 8/9/ May 45. William Richard Lawrence. |
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| Date of Death: | May 11, 1945 |
| Company: | 108 PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2200512 |
| Cemetery: | HAMBURG CEMETERY, GERMANY 🇩🇪 |
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