~~~Transcript of Military Service, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two~~~
Service Number:--- 140268
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 11th May 1943, Adelaide, South Australia.
Final Rank:--- Leading Aircraftman
Final Unit:--- No. 13 Aircraft Repair Depot, Breddan Queensland.
Born:--- Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 28th February 1925.
Home Town:--- Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Fate:--- Died in aircraft crash, (No. 13 Aircraft Repair Depot Beaufort aircraft A9-452), near Charters Towers, Queensland, on, 22nd March 1944, aged 19 years.
Burial:--- Charters Towers Cemetery, Queensland
Parents:--- Arnold Glen Cadd and Jane Williams Thomas, married 7th July 1922 at Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Memorials:--- Adelaide World War 2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial
Remembered:--- Panel 113, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remembered:--- World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
Remembered:--- Zinc Corporation Roll of Honour, Broken Hill NSW
Details of Accident:---At 1315 hours on 22 March 1944 Beaufort A9-452 crashed 8 kms north of Fanning, Queensland, after its starboard engine caught fire during a travel flight. On board were:
Leading Aircraftman William Glen Cadd (140268) (General Hand, Supernumerary) Fatally injured: Died 22 March 1944
Pilot Officer Donald William Ferguson (416943) (Pilot) Fatally injured: Died 22 March 1945
Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Charles Sykes (418203) (Navigator) Fatally injured: Died 23 March 1944
Flight Sergeant Roy Herbert Williamson (413920) (Wireless Air Gunner) Slightly injured, Discharged from the RAAF: 22 February 1946
Flight Sergeant John Neil Wise (408494) (Second Pilot) Seriously injured, Discharged from the RAAF: 25 May 1945
Service Number:--- 140268
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 11th May 1943, Adelaide, South Australia.
Final Rank:--- Leading Aircraftman
Final Unit:--- No. 13 Aircraft Repair Depot, Breddan Queensland.
Born:--- Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 28th February 1925.
Home Town:--- Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Fate:--- Died in aircraft crash, (No. 13 Aircraft Repair Depot Beaufort aircraft A9-452), near Charters Towers, Queensland, on, 22nd March 1944, aged 19 years.
Burial:--- Charters Towers Cemetery, Queensland
Parents:--- Arnold Glen Cadd and Jane Williams Thomas, married 7th July 1922 at Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Memorials:--- Adelaide World War 2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial
Remembered:--- Panel 113, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remembered:--- World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
Remembered:--- Zinc Corporation Roll of Honour, Broken Hill NSW
Details of Accident:---At 1315 hours on 22 March 1944 Beaufort A9-452 crashed 8 kms north of Fanning, Queensland, after its starboard engine caught fire during a travel flight. On board were:
Leading Aircraftman William Glen Cadd (140268) (General Hand, Supernumerary) Fatally injured: Died 22 March 1944
Pilot Officer Donald William Ferguson (416943) (Pilot) Fatally injured: Died 22 March 1945
Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Charles Sykes (418203) (Navigator) Fatally injured: Died 23 March 1944
Flight Sergeant Roy Herbert Williamson (413920) (Wireless Air Gunner) Slightly injured, Discharged from the RAAF: 22 February 1946
Flight Sergeant John Neil Wise (408494) (Second Pilot) Seriously injured, Discharged from the RAAF: 25 May 1945
~~~Transcript of Military Service, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two~~~
Service Number:--- 140268
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 11th May 1943, Adelaide, South Australia.
Final Rank:--- Leading Aircraftman
Final Unit:--- No. 13 Aircraft Repair Depot, Breddan Queensland.
Born:--- Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 28th February 1925.
Home Town:--- Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Fate:--- Died in aircraft crash, (No. 13 Aircraft Repair Depot Beaufort aircraft A9-452), near Charters Towers, Queensland, on, 22nd March 1944, aged 19 years.
Burial:--- Charters Towers Cemetery, Queensland
Parents:--- Arnold Glen Cadd and Jane Williams Thomas, married 7th July 1922 at Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Memorials:--- Adelaide World War 2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial
Remembered:--- Panel 113, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remembered:--- World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
Remembered:--- Zinc Corporation Roll of Honour, Broken Hill NSW
Details of Accident:---At 1315 hours on 22 March 1944 Beaufort A9-452 crashed 8 kms north of Fanning, Queensland, after its starboard engine caught fire during a travel flight. On board were:
Leading Aircraftman William Glen Cadd (140268) (General Hand, Supernumerary) Fatally injured: Died 22 March 1944
Pilot Officer Donald William Ferguson (416943) (Pilot) Fatally injured: Died 22 March 1945
Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Charles Sykes (418203) (Navigator) Fatally injured: Died 23 March 1944
Flight Sergeant Roy Herbert Williamson (413920) (Wireless Air Gunner) Slightly injured, Discharged from the RAAF: 22 February 1946
Flight Sergeant John Neil Wise (408494) (Second Pilot) Seriously injured, Discharged from the RAAF: 25 May 1945
Service Number:--- 140268
Enlisted in RAAF:--- 11th May 1943, Adelaide, South Australia.
Final Rank:--- Leading Aircraftman
Final Unit:--- No. 13 Aircraft Repair Depot, Breddan Queensland.
Born:--- Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 28th February 1925.
Home Town:--- Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Fate:--- Died in aircraft crash, (No. 13 Aircraft Repair Depot Beaufort aircraft A9-452), near Charters Towers, Queensland, on, 22nd March 1944, aged 19 years.
Burial:--- Charters Towers Cemetery, Queensland
Parents:--- Arnold Glen Cadd and Jane Williams Thomas, married 7th July 1922 at Broken Hill, New South Wales.
Memorials:--- Adelaide World War 2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial
Remembered:--- Panel 113, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remembered:--- World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
Remembered:--- Zinc Corporation Roll of Honour, Broken Hill NSW
Details of Accident:---At 1315 hours on 22 March 1944 Beaufort A9-452 crashed 8 kms north of Fanning, Queensland, after its starboard engine caught fire during a travel flight. On board were:
Leading Aircraftman William Glen Cadd (140268) (General Hand, Supernumerary) Fatally injured: Died 22 March 1944
Pilot Officer Donald William Ferguson (416943) (Pilot) Fatally injured: Died 22 March 1945
Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Charles Sykes (418203) (Navigator) Fatally injured: Died 23 March 1944
Flight Sergeant Roy Herbert Williamson (413920) (Wireless Air Gunner) Slightly injured, Discharged from the RAAF: 22 February 1946
Flight Sergeant John Neil Wise (408494) (Second Pilot) Seriously injured, Discharged from the RAAF: 25 May 1945
Inscription
'WHILST DOING HIS BEST IS NOW AT REST'
Gravesite Details
140268
