LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I Ray George BRAND
Service No: 10467
Born: Dimboola VIC, 17 July 1919
Enlisted in the RAAF: 10 June 1940
Unit: No. 1 Recruit Depot
Died: Ground Accident, near Werribee VIC, 23 June 1940, Aged 20 Years
Buried: Ballarat (New) General Cemetery VIC
CWGC Additional Information: No additional information
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 114, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 23 June 1940, Aircraftman Class I Brand, a Coppersmith, was killed in a car accident on the Geelong road near Werribee.
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, 163/93/70