LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftwoman Wanda Elizabeth May LAWLESS
Service No: 90668
Born: Orbost VIC, 13 November 1923
Enlisted in the RAAF: 14 January 1942
Unit: No. 1 Women’s Australian Auxiliary Air Force Recruit Depot
Died: Ground Accident, Melbourne VIC, 3 August 1942, Aged 18 Years
Buried: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria
CWGC Additional Information: Daughter of John Francis and Gladys May Lawless, of West Brunswick
Roll of Honour: Brunswick VIC
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 3 August 1942, Aircraftwoman Lawless, a Clerk General, died from injuries when she was hit by a motor car at the corner of Toorak Road and St Kilda Road, Melbourne.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 151/7/143