Lawrence Weathers

Lawrence Carthage Weathers VC was a New Zealandborn soldier who served in the Australian Army during the First World War. He was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Weathers was born in Te Kopuru, near Dargaville, New Zealand, onMay 1890. His parents were originally from Australia and returned there when he was seven years old. The family settled in rural South Australia and Weathers was educated at Snowtown Public School. After leaving school he worked as an undertaker in Adelaide. In 1913 he married Annie Elizabeth Watson, and the couple had two children. His elder brother was killed during the Gallipoli Campaign.

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