Lawton, Thomas

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Played rugby for Oxford, NSW, Sydney Western Suburbs, toured Britian, France & Canada in 1927 with the Waratahs. Captain of the Australian team in 1929. Played till 1932. ADB entry

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B.A. (Oxon.), Med. : Gunner, 12th Bde., A.F.A., A.I.F., France. Enlisting 14th January, 1918, and sailing 5th May, reached France 1st October and served with brigade until demobilisation. Rhodes Scholar, Queensland, 1919. Early education at Brisbane Grammar School. Later at Queensland University and New College, Oxford.

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1899

Birth in Waterford -- Qld, Australia 16 January 1899
1912

Early education at Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1912
1918

Military service as Gunner at France --, France 1918
1918

Enlisted 14 Jan 1918
1919

Tertiary education at University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 1919
1920

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1920
1920

Awarded Rhodes Scholarship 1920 at Queensland [ QLD Australia ]
1924

Tertiary education at Oxford University, Oxford, England 17 December 1924
1929

Lived at 1929 at Brisbane [ QLD Australia ]
1933

Married 24 Mar 1933 at Mosman [ NSW Australia ]
1978

Death in Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital -- Brisbane, Australia 28 June 1978

Gender

Male

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