LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Dominick Thomas CAREW
Service No: 6239
Born: Kingaroy QLD, 10 October 1910
Enlisted in the RAAF: 13 November 1939 (at RAAF Station Richmond NSW)
Unit: No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School, Narromine NSW
Died: Illness, Brisbane QLD, 6 September 1940, Aged 29 Years
Cremated: Mount Thompson Crematorium, Brisbane QLD
CWGC Additional Information: Husband of Mrs Esther Carew, of West End, Brisbane
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Outer Columbarium, Mount Thompson Crematorium
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 6 September 1940, Leading Aircraftman Carew, a Trainee Pilot, died from pneumonia while on leave in Brisbane.
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, 53/1/743