English Māori Russell Laws Died 10 August 1943 PDF Key details Service numberNZ421515 AWMM WWII 421515 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 34 Operational Training Unit AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Ottawa Memorial (Commonwealth Air Force Memorial) View (photo G.A. Fortune 2003) - Image has All Rig … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRussell AWMM SurnameLaws AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ421515 AWMM WWII 421515 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ421515 AWMM WWII 421515 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingRCAF, 3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta Base Record Course 1: Class 74A. Graduation Date: 28/05/1943. AWMM RCAF, 34 Operational Training Unit, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick Base Record Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Bloemfontein AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 34 Operational Training Unit AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Russell Laws was the son of Gordon Cosgrove Laws and Jane Willis Laws, of Napier, Hawke's Bay. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death10 August 1943 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Canada, North America AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameOttawa Memorial (Commonwealth Air Force Memorial), Ontario, Canada AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Russell Laws by laying a poppy. Noel Joseph Patrick Laws Ronald Charles Laws Russell Laws Wilfred Hay Laws Wilfred Newlands Laws Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Russell Laws Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2622797 Sources Used DocumentsThe Weekly News AWMM The Weekly News 1944 AWMM The Weekly News AWMM Photo from The Weekly News; 12 July 1944 AWMM This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License