"A Very Gallant Son"

Levin Daily Chronicle, 1 June 1918, Page 1

"A Very Gallant Son"

THE LATE CORPORAL LAWSON. By the inst mail from the front Mr 1 ctei L;n\ son, of M.iiigamalrc, received tho following letter from Lieutenant .L. M. Dixon, "it is -with very real regret that I have to tell you of tho doatli in action of your very gallant son, .Corporal 0. Lawson. The Corporal was killed on Saturday, March 30th, while leading his Lewis gun section in an attack on Ihe German position. Corp.X'.l Lu,\?.Mn was one of the beat soldiers in tho e.onipanv, and no man was held in higher esteem by u» all. We buried him the same evening, where he fell. The spot is about IV. miles s.s. west of the village of' Serr'e, near the junction of the crossing of the fcorrc-Muilly road and the railway (province of Sommc). Before closing my letter 1 should like to say that your four sons have earned for your family a reputation for courage and fine soldierly qualities that could not be surpassed. I was personally acquainted with your other sons, Morton and Alf. In fact, Morton had charge of my platoon Lewis gun section, when he was so badly wounded at Messincs. Assuring you of my most sincere sympathy in your loss, a feeling that is shared by all your son's mates in the company. For his good work on the 30th., yoHr son -was recommended for the .Military Medal. Though this can be no recompense, to you, I sincerely hope that it will be awarded him as a welldeserved tribute to the memory of a very Zinc soldier.''