LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant William McDonald CAMPBELL
Service No: 8435
Born: Lillimur VIC, 6 March 1911
Enlisted in the RAAF: 30 January 1940 (at RAAF Station Laverton VIC from Alberton SA)
Unit: No. 43 Squadron, Darwin NT
Died: Injuries, Essendon VIC, 5 December 1944, Aged 33 Years
Buried: Springvale War Cemetery, VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William Robert and Mary Ryland Campbell, of Lillimur; husband of Ethel Lilian Campbell, of North Essendon
Roll of Honour: Lillimur VIC
Remembered: Panel 103, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
On 5 December 1944, Sergeant Campbell, a Flight Engineer, died as a result of gunshot wounds allegedly self inflicted.
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 A705, 166/7/739
Bibliography:
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McMillan A. (Andrew) Catalina Dreaming: rescues exciting missions and other stories about the famous Australian flying boats of WWII, Duffy and Snellgrove Potts Point NSW, 2002
Wilson, S. (Stewart) Catalina, Neptune and Orion in Australian Service, Aerospace Publications Weston Creek ACT 2611, 1991