Date1939-1945DescriptionFlight Riggers Souvenir belonging to Robert (Bob) Samuel Laurie (1921-2004), who was born and raised in Wellington. Bob Laurie was a Clerk at the time war broke out. Bob’s military service commenced August 23, 1941 and ended February 2 1946, totaling 4 years, 164 days. His service was with the Royal New Zealand Air Force and 312 of those days were spent overseas, specifically Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.