~~~~~~~~~~Summary of Military Service Record RAAF World War Two~~~~~~~~~~~~
Service No:--- 425375
Born:--- Cunnamulla Queensland, 13 February 1922.
Enlisted:--- RAAF on 1st February 1942 in Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Unit:--- No. 75 Squadron (RAF), RAF Station Mepal.
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Martial Status:--- Single
Next of Kin:--- Father, Dr Anthony St Ledger, Riding Road , Hawthorne, Brisbane.
Civilian Employment:--- Reporter for Courier Mail, Brisbane, Queensland.
Fate:--- Died during Air Operations, (No. 75 Squadron Stirling aircraft EE915, North West Europe, 31 July 1943, Aged 21 Years
Burial:--- Unrecovered
Parents:--- Dr. Anthony Waddington St. Ledger and Kathleen Josephine O'Connor married 1920, Queensland.
Roll of Honour:--- Brisbane QLD
Remembered:--- Panel 189, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey UK
Remembered:--- Panel 130, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
Other Details:---At 22.34 hours on 30 July 1943 Stirling EE915 took off from Mepal to attack Remscheid, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to base. Following post war enquiries and investigations, it was recorded in 1950 that the missing crew members had no known graves.
The crew members of EE915 were:
Flight Sergeant Jack Neville Darney (42376) (RNZAF) (Pilot)
Sergeant George Chamberlain Davies (1027862) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Flight Lieutenant Leonard Charles Dive- Robinson (143800) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant Ronald Charles George Evans (1390444) (RAFVR) (Air Bomber)
Flying Officer Peter Sylvester Anthony St. Ledger (425375) (Air Gunner)
Sergeant Robert James Stone (415383) (RNZAF) (Navigator)
Sergeant Terrance James Vercoe (415566) (RNZAF) (Air Gunner)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans' Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/38/213
Son of Dr. Anthony Waddington St. Ledger and Kathleen Josephine St. Ledger of Hawthorne, Queensland, Australia.
Service number 425375.
Service No:--- 425375
Born:--- Cunnamulla Queensland, 13 February 1922.
Enlisted:--- RAAF on 1st February 1942 in Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Unit:--- No. 75 Squadron (RAF), RAF Station Mepal.
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Martial Status:--- Single
Next of Kin:--- Father, Dr Anthony St Ledger, Riding Road , Hawthorne, Brisbane.
Civilian Employment:--- Reporter for Courier Mail, Brisbane, Queensland.
Fate:--- Died during Air Operations, (No. 75 Squadron Stirling aircraft EE915, North West Europe, 31 July 1943, Aged 21 Years
Burial:--- Unrecovered
Parents:--- Dr. Anthony Waddington St. Ledger and Kathleen Josephine O'Connor married 1920, Queensland.
Roll of Honour:--- Brisbane QLD
Remembered:--- Panel 189, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey UK
Remembered:--- Panel 130, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
Other Details:---At 22.34 hours on 30 July 1943 Stirling EE915 took off from Mepal to attack Remscheid, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to base. Following post war enquiries and investigations, it was recorded in 1950 that the missing crew members had no known graves.
The crew members of EE915 were:
Flight Sergeant Jack Neville Darney (42376) (RNZAF) (Pilot)
Sergeant George Chamberlain Davies (1027862) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Flight Lieutenant Leonard Charles Dive- Robinson (143800) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant Ronald Charles George Evans (1390444) (RAFVR) (Air Bomber)
Flying Officer Peter Sylvester Anthony St. Ledger (425375) (Air Gunner)
Sergeant Robert James Stone (415383) (RNZAF) (Navigator)
Sergeant Terrance James Vercoe (415566) (RNZAF) (Air Gunner)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans' Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/38/213
Son of Dr. Anthony Waddington St. Ledger and Kathleen Josephine St. Ledger of Hawthorne, Queensland, Australia.
Service number 425375.
~~~~~~~~~~Summary of Military Service Record RAAF World War Two~~~~~~~~~~~~
Service No:--- 425375
Born:--- Cunnamulla Queensland, 13 February 1922.
Enlisted:--- RAAF on 1st February 1942 in Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Unit:--- No. 75 Squadron (RAF), RAF Station Mepal.
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Martial Status:--- Single
Next of Kin:--- Father, Dr Anthony St Ledger, Riding Road , Hawthorne, Brisbane.
Civilian Employment:--- Reporter for Courier Mail, Brisbane, Queensland.
Fate:--- Died during Air Operations, (No. 75 Squadron Stirling aircraft EE915, North West Europe, 31 July 1943, Aged 21 Years
Burial:--- Unrecovered
Parents:--- Dr. Anthony Waddington St. Ledger and Kathleen Josephine O'Connor married 1920, Queensland.
Roll of Honour:--- Brisbane QLD
Remembered:--- Panel 189, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey UK
Remembered:--- Panel 130, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
Other Details:---At 22.34 hours on 30 July 1943 Stirling EE915 took off from Mepal to attack Remscheid, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to base. Following post war enquiries and investigations, it was recorded in 1950 that the missing crew members had no known graves.
The crew members of EE915 were:
Flight Sergeant Jack Neville Darney (42376) (RNZAF) (Pilot)
Sergeant George Chamberlain Davies (1027862) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Flight Lieutenant Leonard Charles Dive- Robinson (143800) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant Ronald Charles George Evans (1390444) (RAFVR) (Air Bomber)
Flying Officer Peter Sylvester Anthony St. Ledger (425375) (Air Gunner)
Sergeant Robert James Stone (415383) (RNZAF) (Navigator)
Sergeant Terrance James Vercoe (415566) (RNZAF) (Air Gunner)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans' Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/38/213
Son of Dr. Anthony Waddington St. Ledger and Kathleen Josephine St. Ledger of Hawthorne, Queensland, Australia.
Service number 425375.
Service No:--- 425375
Born:--- Cunnamulla Queensland, 13 February 1922.
Enlisted:--- RAAF on 1st February 1942 in Brisbane, Queensland.
Last Unit:--- No. 75 Squadron (RAF), RAF Station Mepal.
Religion:--- Roman Catholic
Martial Status:--- Single
Next of Kin:--- Father, Dr Anthony St Ledger, Riding Road , Hawthorne, Brisbane.
Civilian Employment:--- Reporter for Courier Mail, Brisbane, Queensland.
Fate:--- Died during Air Operations, (No. 75 Squadron Stirling aircraft EE915, North West Europe, 31 July 1943, Aged 21 Years
Burial:--- Unrecovered
Parents:--- Dr. Anthony Waddington St. Ledger and Kathleen Josephine O'Connor married 1920, Queensland.
Roll of Honour:--- Brisbane QLD
Remembered:--- Panel 189, Runnymede Memorial, Surrey UK
Remembered:--- Panel 130, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
Other Details:---At 22.34 hours on 30 July 1943 Stirling EE915 took off from Mepal to attack Remscheid, Germany. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it did not return to base. Following post war enquiries and investigations, it was recorded in 1950 that the missing crew members had no known graves.
The crew members of EE915 were:
Flight Sergeant Jack Neville Darney (42376) (RNZAF) (Pilot)
Sergeant George Chamberlain Davies (1027862) (RAFVR) (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Flight Lieutenant Leonard Charles Dive- Robinson (143800) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer)
Sergeant Ronald Charles George Evans (1390444) (RAFVR) (Air Bomber)
Flying Officer Peter Sylvester Anthony St. Ledger (425375) (Air Gunner)
Sergeant Robert James Stone (415383) (RNZAF) (Navigator)
Sergeant Terrance James Vercoe (415566) (RNZAF) (Air Gunner)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans' Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/38/213
Son of Dr. Anthony Waddington St. Ledger and Kathleen Josephine St. Ledger of Hawthorne, Queensland, Australia.
Service number 425375.
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