~~~Transcript of Military Service, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two~~~
Service Number:---405580
Enlisted:---26th April 1941
Final Rank:--- Flying Officer
Last Unit:--- No. 460 Squadron, (RAAF), RAF Station Breighton, Yorkshire.
Born:--- Herberton, Queensland, on 28th July 1921
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Ada Emily Forrester, One Mile,Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland.
Home Town:--- Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland
Martial Status:--- single
Religion:--- Church of England.
Civilian Employment:--- Local Authority Shire Clerk
Parents:--- William Henry Goldstraw Forrester and Ada Emily ( Dudie ) Ray married 10th January 1918, Herberton, Queensland.
Fate:--- Died in aircraft accident, when No. 1656 Conversion Flight Manchester aircraft R5780 , crashed at Staffordshire, on 19th October 1942, age 21 years.
Burial:--- Fradley (St Stephens) Churchyard, Staffordshire
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
Details of Accident:--- On 19thOctober 1942, Manchester R5780 of 1656 Conversion Training Flight RAF, temporarily stationed at RAF Breighton, was engaged on a short air firing practice flight. The aircraft struck a tree while low flying, the starboard main plane was torn off and the aircraft dived into the ground, 2kms east north east of Lichfield aerodrome, Staffordshire. All the crew members including three members of No. 460 Squadron were killed.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class Sidney DOBELL,
RAAF Flying Officer Leonard FORRESTER,
RAFVR Aircraftman 1st Class Dennis William HODGES,
RAFVR Flying Officer Reginald Dudley HORNER,
RAAF Flying Officer Denis Michael MURPHY and
RAAF Flying Officer Roger Wyndham WOOD.
Leonard Forrester's name is located at panel 107 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Service Number:---405580
Enlisted:---26th April 1941
Final Rank:--- Flying Officer
Last Unit:--- No. 460 Squadron, (RAAF), RAF Station Breighton, Yorkshire.
Born:--- Herberton, Queensland, on 28th July 1921
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Ada Emily Forrester, One Mile,Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland.
Home Town:--- Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland
Martial Status:--- single
Religion:--- Church of England.
Civilian Employment:--- Local Authority Shire Clerk
Parents:--- William Henry Goldstraw Forrester and Ada Emily ( Dudie ) Ray married 10th January 1918, Herberton, Queensland.
Fate:--- Died in aircraft accident, when No. 1656 Conversion Flight Manchester aircraft R5780 , crashed at Staffordshire, on 19th October 1942, age 21 years.
Burial:--- Fradley (St Stephens) Churchyard, Staffordshire
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
Details of Accident:--- On 19thOctober 1942, Manchester R5780 of 1656 Conversion Training Flight RAF, temporarily stationed at RAF Breighton, was engaged on a short air firing practice flight. The aircraft struck a tree while low flying, the starboard main plane was torn off and the aircraft dived into the ground, 2kms east north east of Lichfield aerodrome, Staffordshire. All the crew members including three members of No. 460 Squadron were killed.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class Sidney DOBELL,
RAAF Flying Officer Leonard FORRESTER,
RAFVR Aircraftman 1st Class Dennis William HODGES,
RAFVR Flying Officer Reginald Dudley HORNER,
RAAF Flying Officer Denis Michael MURPHY and
RAAF Flying Officer Roger Wyndham WOOD.
Leonard Forrester's name is located at panel 107 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
~~~Transcript of Military Service, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two~~~
Service Number:---405580
Enlisted:---26th April 1941
Final Rank:--- Flying Officer
Last Unit:--- No. 460 Squadron, (RAAF), RAF Station Breighton, Yorkshire.
Born:--- Herberton, Queensland, on 28th July 1921
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Ada Emily Forrester, One Mile,Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland.
Home Town:--- Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland
Martial Status:--- single
Religion:--- Church of England.
Civilian Employment:--- Local Authority Shire Clerk
Parents:--- William Henry Goldstraw Forrester and Ada Emily ( Dudie ) Ray married 10th January 1918, Herberton, Queensland.
Fate:--- Died in aircraft accident, when No. 1656 Conversion Flight Manchester aircraft R5780 , crashed at Staffordshire, on 19th October 1942, age 21 years.
Burial:--- Fradley (St Stephens) Churchyard, Staffordshire
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
Details of Accident:--- On 19thOctober 1942, Manchester R5780 of 1656 Conversion Training Flight RAF, temporarily stationed at RAF Breighton, was engaged on a short air firing practice flight. The aircraft struck a tree while low flying, the starboard main plane was torn off and the aircraft dived into the ground, 2kms east north east of Lichfield aerodrome, Staffordshire. All the crew members including three members of No. 460 Squadron were killed.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class Sidney DOBELL,
RAAF Flying Officer Leonard FORRESTER,
RAFVR Aircraftman 1st Class Dennis William HODGES,
RAFVR Flying Officer Reginald Dudley HORNER,
RAAF Flying Officer Denis Michael MURPHY and
RAAF Flying Officer Roger Wyndham WOOD.
Leonard Forrester's name is located at panel 107 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Service Number:---405580
Enlisted:---26th April 1941
Final Rank:--- Flying Officer
Last Unit:--- No. 460 Squadron, (RAAF), RAF Station Breighton, Yorkshire.
Born:--- Herberton, Queensland, on 28th July 1921
Next of kin:--- Mother, Mrs Ada Emily Forrester, One Mile,Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland.
Home Town:--- Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland
Martial Status:--- single
Religion:--- Church of England.
Civilian Employment:--- Local Authority Shire Clerk
Parents:--- William Henry Goldstraw Forrester and Ada Emily ( Dudie ) Ray married 10th January 1918, Herberton, Queensland.
Fate:--- Died in aircraft accident, when No. 1656 Conversion Flight Manchester aircraft R5780 , crashed at Staffordshire, on 19th October 1942, age 21 years.
Burial:--- Fradley (St Stephens) Churchyard, Staffordshire
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial
Details of Accident:--- On 19thOctober 1942, Manchester R5780 of 1656 Conversion Training Flight RAF, temporarily stationed at RAF Breighton, was engaged on a short air firing practice flight. The aircraft struck a tree while low flying, the starboard main plane was torn off and the aircraft dived into the ground, 2kms east north east of Lichfield aerodrome, Staffordshire. All the crew members including three members of No. 460 Squadron were killed.
The airmen who perished in this accident were-
RAFVR Aircraftman 2nd Class Sidney DOBELL,
RAAF Flying Officer Leonard FORRESTER,
RAFVR Aircraftman 1st Class Dennis William HODGES,
RAFVR Flying Officer Reginald Dudley HORNER,
RAAF Flying Officer Denis Michael MURPHY and
RAAF Flying Officer Roger Wyndham WOOD.
Leonard Forrester's name is located at panel 107 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
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Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
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