LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Halcombe George BROCK
Service No: 407779
Born: Casterton VIC, 3 April 1919
Enlisted in the RAAF: 6 January 1941 (at Adelaide SA)
Unit: No. 1 Service Flying Training School, RAAF Station Point Cook VIC
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 1 Service Flying Training School Wirraway aircraft A20-268), You Yangs VIC, 2 August 1941, Aged 22 Years
Buried: Cremated
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Denzil W. Brock and Maude J. Brock, of Semaphore, South Australia
Roll of Honour: Adelaide SA
Remembered: Springvale Crematorium, VIC
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
At 0935 hours on 2 August 1941, Wirraway aircraft A20-268 and A20-269 collided while changing positions in a formation. Both aircraft were destroyed.
The crew members of A20-268 were:
Leading Aircraftman Halcombe George Brock (407779)
Leading Aircraftman Maurice McGuire (401137) Shock, minor injuries, Killed on air operations: 17 June 1942
The crew members of A20-269 who parachuted to safety were:
Leading Aircraftman Colin Fallon (407785) Killed on air operations: 27 June 1943
Leading Aircraftman John Distin Hill (407792) Discharged from the RAAF: 6 November 1945
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 A9845, 174