LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Peter Flemming ABERCROMBIE
Service No: 72179
Born: Cessnock NSW, 12 August 1917
Enlisted in the RAAF: 3 November 1942
Unit: No. 165 Radar Station, Pitt Town NSW
Died: Injuries from a Ground Accident, Pitt Town, 3 January 1945, Aged 27 Years
Buried: Richmond War Cemetery, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William and Jean Jarvie Abercrombie, of Belmont
Roll of Honour: Cessnock NSW
Remembered: Panel 114, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On the 3 January 1945, Leading Aircraftman Abercrombie, a Guard, died from his injuries received in a motor vehicle accident at Pitt Town, New South Wales.
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, 166/3/345