Volume 22 www.legionnl.com 9 Newfoundland Labrador Command Stephen Lawrence (WWI), joined the Royal Newfoundland Regiment in 1915 as Regimental Number 1686. He was sent overseas to fight in 1915, fought at the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel on 1 July 1916 and was shot in the shoulder and removed from the front lines for 15 days of convalesce at a field hospital. He rejoined the Regiment and in October of 1916, was injured at Gueudecourt, again in the same shoulder. He was sent to a military hospital in England for 5 months and then released from the military and returned home to Bay L'Argent, NFLD. Berkley Lawrence (senior), joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943. He attended pilot training in Ontario, but due to poor eyesight was removed from training, at which time he took his release and returned to Newfoundland. He then joined the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and in 1944 was sent to England to do artillery training. The war ended before Berkley saw any action and returned from England in 1946. Berkley Lawrence (junior) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1971. He spent 33 years in the Royal Canadian Signal Corp (as a Telop and Sig Op) and was posted to 11 different units during that time. He served 4 years in Lahr, Germany with 4 Service Battalion and completed a 6-month NATO Tour in BosniaHerzegovina in 2003. He retired at the rank of Master Warrant Officer. Stephen Lawrence joined the Canadian Armed forces in 1974. He spent 36 years in the Logistics Corp (as a Supply Tech). Stephen served all across Canada and completed a 6-month NATO Mission in the Arabian Gulf as the Coxswain of the HMCS Winnipeg. He served as the Base Chief Warrant of CFB Esquimalt and retired at the rank of Chief Petty Officer First Class. David Lawrence joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2001 and is currently serving at HQ & Signals Squadron at CFB Edmonton. David has completed missions as follows: 9 months in Afghanistan, 6 months in Ukraine, 6 months in the Sinai Dessert, 6 months in Iraq and he is scheduled to do a 6-month tour in Latvia in December 2022. David is currently a Sergeant in the Canadian Army. Kevin Lawrence joined the Canadian Armed Forces and served in the Royal Canadian Navy for 4 years serving on the HMCS Fredericton, but due to chronic sea sickness, he took his release and returned to civilian life. In the picture, Stephen Lawrence (WWI) is the father of Berkley Lawrence Sr., Berkley Lawrence Sr. is the father of Berkley Lawrence Jr., Berkley Lawrence Jr. is the father of David Lawrence, Stephen Lawrence (CF) is the father of Kevin Lawrence Also from the Lawrence family, Stephen Lawrence (WWI) had another son, Ollie Lawrence who served in the Royal Navy during WWII, and Ollie's son Robert Lawrence served in the Royal Canadian Navy for 35 years. The latest of the Lawrence clan to join the military is Cameron Anthony from Grafton, NB, who is currently in training at Royal Military College Kingston, ON and he is the great-great-grandson of Stephen Lawrence (WWI). The Lawrence Family From left to right - David Lawrence, Berkley Lawrence Jr., Berkley Lawrence Sr., Stephen Lawrence (WWI), Stephen Lawrence (CF), Kevin Lawrence.
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