LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Alan William CAREY
Service No: 82762
Born: Ballarat VIC, 2 February 1916
Enlisted in the RAAF: 5 January 1943 (at Perth WA)
Unit: No. 4 Central Recovery Depot (at discharge)
Discharged from the RAAF: 21 August 1944
Died: Perth (Belmont) WA, 15 June 1950, Aged 34 Years
Buried: Karrakatta Cemetery, WA
Remembered: Cenotaph Undercroft, State War Memorial, Kings Park WA
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Leading Aircraftman Carey does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II.
References:
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (Perth) On-Line Records
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 82762