| Accession Number | P08703.012 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 401130 Sergeant (Sgt) Robert McGregor Laurie RAAF, 1 (Conversion) Operational ...
Description
Studio portrait of 401130 Sergeant (Sgt) Robert McGregor Laurie RAAF, 1 (Conversion) Operational Training Squadron RAF. Laurie of Mornington, Vic, was a clerk prior to enlisting on 4 April 1939 with the 5th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps and service number 450950. On 20 September 1940 Laurie transferred to the RAAF. Sgt Laurie was killed in a flying accident on 24 May 1942 over the Irish Sea, aged 22. He has no known grave and is commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom. This image is taken from "The Ivanarian", a magazine of the Ivanhoe Grammar School in Melbourne, Vic. During the Second World War the school honoured "old boys" who had enlisted and died by including a short biographical piece and in many cases a portrait.