Laurie Pickup
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| Full name | Lawrence Francis Pickup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 1916 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 June 1942 (aged 26) Great Australian Bight, off Kangaroo Island, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 18 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Tim Pickup (nephew) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Military career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Service |  Royal Australian Air Force | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1941-1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Leading Aircraftman | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lawrence Francis 'Laurie' Pickup (8 March 1916 – 3 June 1942) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s.
Playing career
[edit]A product of Marist Bros. Darlinghurst, New South Wales,[2] Pickup in the mid-1930s was a talented Eastern Suburbs junior that featured in first grade between 1938 and 1939.
Pickup played five-eighth for Eastern Suburbs in the 1938 grand final that was defeated by Canterbury-Bankstown 19–6.[3][4]
War service
[edit]Pickup enlisted in the RAAF during World War Two in 1941. On 3 June 1942, Leading Aircraftman Pickup was killed when the Avro Anson he was flying in conducted a forced landing into the Great Australian Bight off Kangaroo Island, Australia. All 4 on board died in the crash.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Laurie Pickup - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ LABOR DAILY 24 Aug 1935 (Laurie Pickup - Best and Faorest Award) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/237497864?searchTerm=laurie%20pickup&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=193%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1935
- ^ The encyclopedia of rugby league players / Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson. 1995 Edition
- ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ Lawrence Francis Pickup: World War 2 NOMINAL ROLL.http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=R&veteranId=1015084
- ^ "Anson I W2435". rafcommands.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Death Record". recordsearch.naa.gov. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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