LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant William LAWS
Service No: 405181
Born: Mackay QLD, 23 June 1920
Enlisted in the RAAF: 2 February 1941
Unit: No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School, Evans Head NSW
Died: Injuries from an Aircraft Accident (No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School Gypsy Moth aircraft A7-120), Evans Head, 24 November 1941, Aged 21 Years
Buried: Sarina Cemetery QLD
CWGC Additional Information: Son of George Nixon and Catherine Ethel Laws, of Hemmant
Roll of Honour: Sarina QLD
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At 1224 hours on 24 November 1941, Gypsy Moth A7-120 flown solo by Sergeant Laws crashed at the aerodrome at Evans Head and he died of his injuries. The aircraft crashed and burned while engaged in flying as a target for ground to air camera gunnery.
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, 163/136/100; A9845, 73