Ezra C. Lawrence, 31, teamster, died attempting to save Joseph F. Harding, 18, soldier, from being killed by a train, Enfield, New Hampshire, April 21, 1917. Harding was sitting on a chair in a covered railroad bridge with his feet on the rail of the track, apparently unaware that a fast train was approaching. Lawrence heard the train and ran ahead of it toward Harding, calling to him, but both men were struck and killed by the train.
Ezra C. Lawrence
Enfield, NH