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LAPSLEY, Ronald Erwood
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12541 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Ground Training Schools |
| Born: | Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia, 12 April 1922 |
| Home Town: | Kangaroo Flat, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Woodside, Victoria, Australia, Yarram, Victoria, Australia, 27 June 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kangaroo Flat Cemetery, Victoria Plot C of E Grave 4440, Kangaroo Flat Cemetery, Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lockwood Primary School War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 12541 | |
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| 20 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 12541, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
| 20 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 12541 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Leading Aircraftman Ronald Erwood Lapsley 12541 of Number 3 Bomb and Gunnery School was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a motorcar at Woodside, Victoria
Miss Marie Edith Sands of Sale, who was also on the cycle, suffered a fractured leg, abrasions, and shock