Studio portrait of VX18464 Sergeant (Sgt) Raymond Henry Lawley, 2/14 Battalion, of Brunswick, ...

Accession Number P08960.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Digital print
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1940
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of VX18464 Sergeant (Sgt) Raymond Henry Lawley, 2/14 Battalion, of Brunswick, Vic. Raymond Lawley was a storeman prior to enlisting in May 1940. He was killed in action during the 21st Brigade's invasion of Syria on 8 June 1941. Sgt Lawley lowered his age at enlistment. His service records state he was 29 years of age when killed, but his actual age was 36.