Athletics trophy : Warrant Officer R W Luker, RAAF

Athletics trophy depicting a classical figure holding a laurel wreath above his head in his right hand. The figure is made of white plated metal and is screwed into a circular black wooden plinth. Fitted around the plinth is a metal plate engraved with '-No 1 G.R.S- SUMMERSIDE.P.E.I ATHLETIC.MEET July-1944'.

This trophy was won by Warrant Officer 8769 Richard Woodward Luker, of Cleveland, Queensland. It was awarded for his part in the athletics meet held at No 1 General Reconnaissance School, Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Luker enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 5 February 1940. He was sent to Canada as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), a cooperative effort between Australia, New Zealand, Britain and Canada to train pilots for the air war in Europe. He completed some of his advanced training at Royal Canadian Air Force Station Summerside. His brother, Sergeant 6756 Henry Whitfield Luker, also flew with the RAAF during the Second World War as part of 83 Squadron. He was killed in a flying accident on 18 June 1943.