"When Courtney Lawrence was born in July 1893 in Calstock, Cornwall, England, his father, James, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 38. He had four brothers and two sisters. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company A, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died from his wounds received in battle on April 1, 1918 in France at the age of 24 and is now buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Medina, Medina County, Ohio, USA. The American Legion Post 202 in Medina, Ohio was named for him.
MILITARY RECORD:
Name: Courtney Lawrence
Serial Number: 52624
Race: W
Residence: Medina, O.
Enlistment Division: Regular Army
Enlistment Location: Columbus Barracks, O.
Enlistment Date: 02 May 1917
Birth Place: England
Birth Date / Age: 23 11/12 Years
Assigns Comment: Troop B 11 Cavalry 2 May 1917 to 21 June 1917; Troop B 23 Cavalry to 1 Aug 1917; Battery A 23 Cavalry Field Artillery to--; Battery A 81 Field Artillery to 22 Nov 1917; 2 Co Training Battalion 26 Infantry to 2 Feb 1918; Co A 26 Infantry to 1 Apr 1918. Private Defensive Sector. American Expeditionary Forces 12 Jan 1918 to 1 Apr 1918. Died of Wounds 1 Apr 1918. Notified Chas. W. Lawrence, brother, Washington Square, Medina O. Cited in General Order 1 Division dated 1 Jan 1920."