Source: 153rd Wellington web site.
Family Search: When Private George Alexander Lawrence was born on 8 February 1892, in Palmerston, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, his father, George Graves Lawrence, was 30 and his mother, Laura Dagmar Kerr, was 30. He married Ruby Viola Winslow on 4 July 1919, in Palmerston, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Wellington, Ontario, Canada in 1911 and Palmerston, Perth, Ontario, Canada in 1916. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 24, his occupation is listed as fireman in Palmerston, Perth, Ontario, Canada. He died in 1956, at the age of 64, and was buried in Palmerston Cemetery, Palmerston, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.
“Trade listed as Fireman. DOB 8-2-92, Ontario Birth Registry. Born Palmerston. 5 foot 8 inches. Blue eyes, fair hair. Presbyterian. George Grieves Lawrence, father. NOK Laura Kerr, mother. Enlisted Palmerston 21-1-16 (age 22 years). On 153rd Battalion Nominal Roll 5-2-16, no transfers noted. On 153rd Nominal Rolls as published Guelph Mercury 10-6-16 and 1-12-16. Embarked with 153rd Halifax N.S. SS Olympic 29-4-17. Arrived Liverpool 7-5-17. Assigned 25th Reserve for Training and Administration. Taken on Strength 18th Battalion 17-12-17. Returned to Canada for Discharge aboard SS Caronia, Halifax N.S. 22-5-19. Demobilized London 24-5-19. Ontario Marriage Registry married 8-7-19 at Listowel, Ontario to Ruby Viola Winston. Died 1956 buried Palmerston Cemetery, headstone photo courtesy B. Gilbert.
File: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5460 – 44, courtesy Library & Archives Canada.””Trade listed as Fireman. DOB 8-2-92, Ontario Birth Registry. Born Palmerston. 5 foot 8 inches. Blue eyes, fair hair. Presbyterian. George Grieves Lawrence, father. NOK Laura Kerr, mother. Enlisted Palmerston 21-1-16 (age 22 years). On 153rd Battalion Nominal Roll 5-2-16, no transfers noted. On 153rd Nominal Rolls as published Guelph Mercury 10-6-16 and 1-12-16. Embarked with 153rd Halifax N.S. SS Olympic 29-4-17. Arrived Liverpool 7-5-17. Assigned 25th Reserve for Training and Administration. Taken on Strength 18th Battalion 17-12-17. Returned to Canada for Discharge aboard SS Caronia, Halifax N.S. 22-5-19. Demobilized London 24-5-19. Ontario Marriage Registry married 8-7-19 at Listowel, Ontario to Ruby Viola Winston. Died 1956 buried Palmerston Cemetery, headstone photo courtesy B. Gilbert.
File: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5460 – 44, courtesy Library & Archives Canada.”
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 