Accession Number | P08960.001 |
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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
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Studio portrait of VX18464 Sergeant (Sgt) Raymond Henry Lawley, 2/14 Battalion, of Brunswick, ...
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.