Peter Morton LAFFER

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LAFFER, Peter Morton

Service Number:	PA1848
Enlisted:	16 September 1940, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Able Seaman
Last Unit:	HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
Born:	Prospect, South Australia, 31 December 1918
Home Town:	Burnside (SA), Burnside City Council, South Australia
Schooling:	Prince Alfred College and Queens College, South Australia
Occupation:	Warehouseman W.D. & H.O. Wills.
Died:	Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birkenhead HMAS Sydney (II) D48 Memorial, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, North Adelaide Christ Church and Queen's College Honour Roll, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, Prospect St. Cuthbert's Church WW2 Honour Board

World War 2 Service

16 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, PA1848, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Port Adelaide, South Australia
16 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA1848
20 Nov 1941:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA1848, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Norman Salisbury Laffer and Amelia Maria Laffer, of Burnside, South Australia.

Ord. Seaman Peter Morton Laffer, 23. son of Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Laffer, of Greenhill road, Burnside, was well known in horse-riding circles. He won many trophies at shows for horse-riding events. He was a member of the Adelaide Riding Club. and was educated at Queen's College and Prince Alfred College. He was an employe of W. D. and H. O Wills.

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