| Accession Number | P07232.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Freeman, Harry |
| Date made | c 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 71522 Sergeant (Sgt) Lawrence James Starr of Wahroonga, NSW. Enlisting in the ...
Description
Studio portrait of 71522 Sergeant (Sgt) Lawrence James Starr of Wahroonga, NSW. Enlisting in the RAAF in October 1942, Sgt Starr trained as a flight engineer and in 1945 was posted to 200 Flight at Labuan dropping supplies and inserting Z-Force personnel behind Japanese lines in British North Borneo. Sgt Starr was on board Liberator serial number A72-177, radio call-sign B24M, when it clipped a tree and crashed whilst dropping supplies to Z-Force members near Melabong village on 21 May 1945. He and his ten crew members were all killed. Sgt Starr was killed aged 23.