Edward Lawson
Private, 1st Battalion. The Gordon Highlanders
- Register No.
- 723 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion. The Gordon Highlanders all Gordon Highlanders VCs →
- Date of action
- 20 October 1897 on this day → all of 1897 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Tirah Campaign
- London Gazette
- 20th May 1898 on this day → all of 1898 →
- Born
- 11th April 1873 at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
- Died
- 2nd July, 1955 at Walker, Northumberland
- Memorial / grave
- not known: On 20th October, 1897, during the attack on the Dargai Heights, Indian Frontier, in the Tirah Campaign, Private Lawson carried Lieutenant K. Dingwall,of the Gordon Highlanders, who was unable to move because of his wounds, out of extremely heavy fire. He then, subsequently returned and brought in Private Macmillan, although he himself had been wounded twice
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
LAWSON, Edward. (reg No. 723).
Private. 1st Battalion. The Gordon Highlanders.
London Gazetted on 20th May 1898.
Born on 11th April 1873 at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Died on 2nd July, 1955 at Walker, Northumberland.
Memorial not known: On 20th October, 1897, during the attack on the Dargai Heights, Indian Frontier, in the Tirah Campaign, Private Lawson carried Lieutenant K. Dingwall,of the Gordon Highlanders, who was unable to move because of his wounds, out of extremely heavy fire. He then, subsequently returned and brought in Private Macmillan, although he himself had been wounded twice. Private Larson was discharged from the army on 31st October 1902.
Alf's notes on his life
Private Larson was discharged from the army on 31st October 1902.
Visit the grave or memorial
Alf recorded the memorial as: not known: On 20th October, 1897, during the attack on the Dargai Heights, Indian Frontier, in the Tirah Campaign, Private Lawson carried Lieutenant K. Dingwall,of the Gordon Highlanders, who was unable to move because of his wounds, out of extremely heavy fire. He then, subsequently returned and brought in Private Macmillan, although he himself had been wounded twice
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