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LASKER, Robert Sydney
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9959 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Royal Flying Corps |
| Born: | Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia, 13 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | University of Sydney |
| Occupation: | Medical student |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 20 May 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Aulnoye Communal Cemetery, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll, Newcastle High School Honour Roll |
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
On 20 May 1918, Second Lieutenant Lasker (Observer) and Second Lieutenant Albert Henry Herring RAF (Pilot), flying DH4 aircraft D9239, were believed to have been hit by anti-aircraft fire during a bombing raid over Aulnoye. The aircraft was seen to fall in flames from 15,000 feet and both crew members were killed.
Lasker had transferred from the AIF to the RFC during 1917. He had been studying medicine at Sydney University when he enlisted.
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