LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I Lawrie Mayman BURFORD
Service No: 32387
Born: Broken Hill NSW, 29 January 1920
Enlisted in the RAAF: 15 July 1940
Discharged from the RAAF: August 1941
Unit at Discharge: No. 1 Engineering School, Ascot Vale VIC
Died: Illness, NSW, 5 March 1943, Aged 23 Years
Buried: Northern Suburbs General Cemetery, Sydney, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Beatrice May Burford, of North Sydney; husband of Beryl Philomena Burford, of Marrickville
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
In August 1941, Aircraftman Class I Burford, a Cook, was discharged from the RAAF medically unfit for further service.
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 A9301, 32387