LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman William Moore ASPINALL
Service No: 402271
Born: Sydney NSW, 25 October 1915
Enlisted in the RAAF: 22 July 1940
Unit: No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School, Tamworth NSW
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School Tiger Moth aircraft A17-59), near Tamworth NSW, 9 October 1940, Aged 24 Years
Buried: Northern Suburbs General Cemetery, Sydney NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Leslie C. Aspinall and Louisa Aspinall, of Mosman
Roll of Honour: Mosman NSW
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At 0930 hours on 9 October 1940, Tiger Moth A17-59 flown solo by Leading Aircraftman Aspinall spun in from 50 feet and crashed about 11 miles from Tamworth towards Manilla and he was killed.
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 A9301, 402271; A9845, 33