~~~Transcript of Military Service, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two~~~
Service No:--- 402677
Born:--- Marrickville New South Wales, 18th February 1920
Civilian Employment:--- Clerk
Religion:--- Church of England.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr William George Sloman, 3 Kywong Ave, Pymble, NSW.
Enlisted in the RAAF:--- 18th September 1940 at Lindfield, Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Unit:--- 108 RAF Squadron, Night Bomber squadron, Middle East; RAF Fayid, Egypt (MOTTO: Viribus contractis ["With gathered strength"])
Fate:--- Died, aircraft accident in No. 108 Squadron Liberator aircraft AL577, Eire, 16th March 1942, age 22 years.
Burial:--- Belfast City Cemetery, Northern Ireland
Parents:--- William George and Mary Alice Sloman, of Pymble, New South Wales, Australia
Roll of Honour:--- Pymble, New South Wales.
Remembered:--- Panel 130, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remembered: ---Ku-ring-gai World War II Book of Remembrance, Pymble NSW
Remembered:---Knox Grammar School Old Boys War Memorial, Wahroonga NSW
Details of Fatal Flight:--- 108 Squadron's Consolidated B-24 Liberator II (#AL577) aircraft, transporting 19 airmen, including the aircrew, on a flight from its base at RAF Fayid to RAF Hurn in Dorset flew into bad weather conditions causing it to fly off course. Tragically, AL577 crashed into high ground near Jenkinstown, Dundalk, Ireland, taking the lives of fourteen airmen and seriously injuring one airman who died three days later of the injuries he'd sustained.
The airmen who perished as a result of this accident were-
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Francis Charles BARRETT DFC,
RAFVR Sergeant Walter Paul BROOKS,
RAF Sergeant Andrew McMillan Smith BROWNLIE,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant George BUCHANAN,
RAFVR Sergeant Henry James GIBBONS,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Carlton Stokes GOODENOUGH,
RAFVR Sergeant Charles Joseph INGRAM,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Leslie George JORDAN,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Frederick KING,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Paul Herrick MOREY,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Herbert William Thornley SLOMAN,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Wilfred Bertrand STEPHENS,
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Peile TOLSON,
RAF Wing Commander Richard John WELLS DFC and
RAAF Flight Sergeant Lindsay Ross WILLIAMS.
Service No:--- 402677
Born:--- Marrickville New South Wales, 18th February 1920
Civilian Employment:--- Clerk
Religion:--- Church of England.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr William George Sloman, 3 Kywong Ave, Pymble, NSW.
Enlisted in the RAAF:--- 18th September 1940 at Lindfield, Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Unit:--- 108 RAF Squadron, Night Bomber squadron, Middle East; RAF Fayid, Egypt (MOTTO: Viribus contractis ["With gathered strength"])
Fate:--- Died, aircraft accident in No. 108 Squadron Liberator aircraft AL577, Eire, 16th March 1942, age 22 years.
Burial:--- Belfast City Cemetery, Northern Ireland
Parents:--- William George and Mary Alice Sloman, of Pymble, New South Wales, Australia
Roll of Honour:--- Pymble, New South Wales.
Remembered:--- Panel 130, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remembered: ---Ku-ring-gai World War II Book of Remembrance, Pymble NSW
Remembered:---Knox Grammar School Old Boys War Memorial, Wahroonga NSW
Details of Fatal Flight:--- 108 Squadron's Consolidated B-24 Liberator II (#AL577) aircraft, transporting 19 airmen, including the aircrew, on a flight from its base at RAF Fayid to RAF Hurn in Dorset flew into bad weather conditions causing it to fly off course. Tragically, AL577 crashed into high ground near Jenkinstown, Dundalk, Ireland, taking the lives of fourteen airmen and seriously injuring one airman who died three days later of the injuries he'd sustained.
The airmen who perished as a result of this accident were-
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Francis Charles BARRETT DFC,
RAFVR Sergeant Walter Paul BROOKS,
RAF Sergeant Andrew McMillan Smith BROWNLIE,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant George BUCHANAN,
RAFVR Sergeant Henry James GIBBONS,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Carlton Stokes GOODENOUGH,
RAFVR Sergeant Charles Joseph INGRAM,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Leslie George JORDAN,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Frederick KING,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Paul Herrick MOREY,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Herbert William Thornley SLOMAN,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Wilfred Bertrand STEPHENS,
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Peile TOLSON,
RAF Wing Commander Richard John WELLS DFC and
RAAF Flight Sergeant Lindsay Ross WILLIAMS.
~~~Transcript of Military Service, Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, World War Two~~~
Service No:--- 402677
Born:--- Marrickville New South Wales, 18th February 1920
Civilian Employment:--- Clerk
Religion:--- Church of England.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr William George Sloman, 3 Kywong Ave, Pymble, NSW.
Enlisted in the RAAF:--- 18th September 1940 at Lindfield, Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Unit:--- 108 RAF Squadron, Night Bomber squadron, Middle East; RAF Fayid, Egypt (MOTTO: Viribus contractis ["With gathered strength"])
Fate:--- Died, aircraft accident in No. 108 Squadron Liberator aircraft AL577, Eire, 16th March 1942, age 22 years.
Burial:--- Belfast City Cemetery, Northern Ireland
Parents:--- William George and Mary Alice Sloman, of Pymble, New South Wales, Australia
Roll of Honour:--- Pymble, New South Wales.
Remembered:--- Panel 130, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remembered: ---Ku-ring-gai World War II Book of Remembrance, Pymble NSW
Remembered:---Knox Grammar School Old Boys War Memorial, Wahroonga NSW
Details of Fatal Flight:--- 108 Squadron's Consolidated B-24 Liberator II (#AL577) aircraft, transporting 19 airmen, including the aircrew, on a flight from its base at RAF Fayid to RAF Hurn in Dorset flew into bad weather conditions causing it to fly off course. Tragically, AL577 crashed into high ground near Jenkinstown, Dundalk, Ireland, taking the lives of fourteen airmen and seriously injuring one airman who died three days later of the injuries he'd sustained.
The airmen who perished as a result of this accident were-
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Francis Charles BARRETT DFC,
RAFVR Sergeant Walter Paul BROOKS,
RAF Sergeant Andrew McMillan Smith BROWNLIE,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant George BUCHANAN,
RAFVR Sergeant Henry James GIBBONS,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Carlton Stokes GOODENOUGH,
RAFVR Sergeant Charles Joseph INGRAM,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Leslie George JORDAN,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Frederick KING,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Paul Herrick MOREY,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Herbert William Thornley SLOMAN,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Wilfred Bertrand STEPHENS,
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Peile TOLSON,
RAF Wing Commander Richard John WELLS DFC and
RAAF Flight Sergeant Lindsay Ross WILLIAMS.
Service No:--- 402677
Born:--- Marrickville New South Wales, 18th February 1920
Civilian Employment:--- Clerk
Religion:--- Church of England.
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr William George Sloman, 3 Kywong Ave, Pymble, NSW.
Enlisted in the RAAF:--- 18th September 1940 at Lindfield, Sydney, New South Wales.
Final Unit:--- 108 RAF Squadron, Night Bomber squadron, Middle East; RAF Fayid, Egypt (MOTTO: Viribus contractis ["With gathered strength"])
Fate:--- Died, aircraft accident in No. 108 Squadron Liberator aircraft AL577, Eire, 16th March 1942, age 22 years.
Burial:--- Belfast City Cemetery, Northern Ireland
Parents:--- William George and Mary Alice Sloman, of Pymble, New South Wales, Australia
Roll of Honour:--- Pymble, New South Wales.
Remembered:--- Panel 130, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Remembered: ---Ku-ring-gai World War II Book of Remembrance, Pymble NSW
Remembered:---Knox Grammar School Old Boys War Memorial, Wahroonga NSW
Details of Fatal Flight:--- 108 Squadron's Consolidated B-24 Liberator II (#AL577) aircraft, transporting 19 airmen, including the aircrew, on a flight from its base at RAF Fayid to RAF Hurn in Dorset flew into bad weather conditions causing it to fly off course. Tragically, AL577 crashed into high ground near Jenkinstown, Dundalk, Ireland, taking the lives of fourteen airmen and seriously injuring one airman who died three days later of the injuries he'd sustained.
The airmen who perished as a result of this accident were-
RAFVR Flight Lieutenant Francis Charles BARRETT DFC,
RAFVR Sergeant Walter Paul BROOKS,
RAF Sergeant Andrew McMillan Smith BROWNLIE,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant George BUCHANAN,
RAFVR Sergeant Henry James GIBBONS,
RCAF Flight Sergeant Carlton Stokes GOODENOUGH,
RAFVR Sergeant Charles Joseph INGRAM,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Leslie George JORDAN,
RCAF Pilot Officer George Frederick KING,
RAFVR Flight Sergeant Paul Herrick MOREY,
RAAF Flight Sergeant Herbert William Thornley SLOMAN,
RAFVR Pilot Officer Wilfred Bertrand STEPHENS,
RAFVR Pilot Officer John Peile TOLSON,
RAF Wing Commander Richard John WELLS DFC and
RAAF Flight Sergeant Lindsay Ross WILLIAMS.
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Records on Ancestry
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Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945
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UK, World War II Index to Allied Airmen Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
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Web: Belfast, Northern Ireland, Burial Indexes
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New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958
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Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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