In Memory Of

LA MONTE, LAWRENCE DEAN

Service Details
Age:
 43
Date of Birth:
 1873-05-26
Service No:
 R/17240
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 2nd Bn.
Regiment:
 King's Royal Rifle Corps
Date of Death:
 1916-07-13
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, received when struck by a shell on 1 July 1916
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 II. B. 83A.
Cemetery:
 ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Pas de Calais
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Son of Abram H. and Helen (nee Dean) La Monte, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A. Born Bridgeport, Connecticut. Educated Princeton University (Class of '96) and New York State Hamilton College. Served in the South African War. Previously a member of British South Africa Police. A monument has been erected in the family plot at Binghampton, New York, U.S.A. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918