Historical information
Derych Victor Lawes VX22625 enlisted 30 May 1940, age 25 years 3 mths. Embarked 14 Sept 1940 for Middle East. Rose through the ranks to S/Sgt Weapons Instructor Palestine. Disembarked Aust 29.4.1942. From 19.1.1945 Acting WO1 at HQ Small Arms School Bonegilla. Discharged 18 Dec 1945.
Physical description
Blanket - wool, machine stitched patches of brown toned wool blankets. Yellow numbers have been stitched by hand (no reason given for the numbers.)
Inscriptions & markings
White label - handwritten in biro on white tape ""D. LAWES 473092"on one corner.
Yellow wool handstitched numbers in various positions on the blanket. "8926, 10830, 10752, 107, 6".
