Robert Arthur Lawson

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Thomas Roy and Hilda Nellie Lawson, of Epsom, Auckland.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Ditched his Seafire alongside the carrier, west of Orkney, caught fire and sank. He was recovered, but later died from his wounds and was buried at sea.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn Vol 2 p 105]

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Casualty

Name:

Robert Arthur Lawson

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Indomitable

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of Wounds

Date of Death:

15 June 1943

Day of Death:

Tuesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland

Cemetery Reference:

Panel 9.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand