Walter Lawson, born 1 Feb 1889 in Norton, New Brunswick, the son of John James Lawson and Annie Caroline Upham. John was a medical doctor who practised in Norton, Grand Manan and St. Stephen, New Brunswick. On 26 December 1925, Walter married Mary Josephine Kearney in Minto, the daughter of John Vincent Kearney and Margaret Annie McCain. Walter served in the militia and was a cadet corps instructor until he enlisted with the 26th Battalion and served as a lieutenant during the First World War. Walter died in 1970 and is buried in the Fredericton Rural Cemetery.