Name: Laurence Eric POPE
Also known as: Laurie
Born: 18 Jul 1924 At: North Adelaide, SA, AUS Sex: M
Christened: At:
Died: 21 Apr 1941 At: Lower Mitcham, SA, AUS Cause: Motor cycle accident
Burial /cremation: 22 Apr 1941 At: Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, SA, AUS
Parents: Father: Hugh Gilmore POPE Mother: Hilda May SIMCOCK

Biographical notes:


The inquest into Laurence's death reads as follows:
"ADELAIDE - 2/5/41, on the body of LAURENCE ERIC POPE, aged 16 years, late of ALberta Avenue, Springbank, fitter's assistant. Verdict:- 'I find that the deceased died at Lower Mitcham on the 21st day of April, 1941, and that the cause of death was a fracture of the skull sustained when the motor cycle which the deceased was riding came into violent collision on that day with a horse and dray driven by one WILLIAM ALI on Victoria Terrace, Lower Mitcham, near the intersection with Angas Road.' -(C,4544)"
Reference documents:
1924 birth registration index record.
1941 death registration index record.
1941 burial record.
1941 inquest record.