LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Jack Clifford ANDREWS
Service No: 5596
Born: Adelaide SA, 23 May 1919
Enlisted in the RAAF: 19 December 1939 (at RAAF Station Laverton VIC)
Unit: No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School, Narromine NSW
Died: Vehicle Accident, Trangie NSW, 5 April 1941, Aged 21 Years
Buried: Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide SA
CWGC Additional Information: No additional information
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
On 5 April 1941, Leading Aircraftman Andrews, a Flight Mechanic, was killed in a motor car accident and two others were injured. The car overturned at 2000 hours, four miles from Trangie.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 5596