B124032 Rifleman Robert Lawson was born in Sturgeon Bay, Ontario on 7 October 1912, the son of Thomas Henry Lawson and Jannett Elizabeth Cameron. He had five brothers and one sister and left school at 14 having completed grade 7.

Lawson worked as a farmer for 15 years and served under the National Resources Mobilization Act from 21 October 1943 until he enlisted in the active service on 21 September 1943. He trained in Simcoe. Ipperwash and Debert.

He arrived in the United Kingdom on 8 May 1944 and in France on 3 July. After some brief service with the North Shore Regiment, he was transferred to The Queen’s Own Rifles on 17 July 1944 and fought with them throughout North West Europe.

Rifleman Lawson was killed in action during Operation Blockbuster on 26 February 1945 aged 32. He is buried in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, grave reference VIII. B. 14.

His family provided the following to be engraved on his marker:

IN LIFE LOVED AND HONORED
IN DEATH REMEMBERED