Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals3

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1041899 of 4480

Australian Army#33of 85

World War I#385of 928

Western Front#54of 154

Battle of Messines (WIA)#1of 4

German spring offensive (WIA)#1of 3

Battle of Hamel#5of 7

Hundred Days Offensive#12of 23

Battle of Amiens#8of 11

Second Battle of the Somme#2of 4

Battle of Mont St. Quentin#3of 4

Battle of St. Quentin Canal (DOW)#1of 1

Lawrence Weathers

Corporal, Australian Army

World War IWestern FrontBattle of Messines (WIA)German spring offensive (WIA)Battle of HamelHundred Days OffensiveBattle of AmiensSecond Battle of the SommeBattle of Mont St. QuentinBattle of St. Quentin Canal (DOW)

Awards & Decorations

Ribbon Rack

Biography

Lawrence Carthage Weathers, was a New Zealand-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in battle that could be awarded to a member of the Australian armed forces at the time. His parents returned to their native South Australia when Weathers was seven, and he completed his schooling before obtaining work as an undertaker in Adelaide. He enlisted as a private in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in early 1916, and joined the 43rd Battalion. His unit deployed to the Western Front in France and Belgium in late December. After a bout of illness, Weathers returned to his battalion in time to take part in the Battle of Messines in June 1917, during which he was wounded. Evacuated to the United Kingdom, he rejoined his unit in early December.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts