LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Reginald John CHAMBERS
Service No: 144426
Born: Bristol, England, 18 November 1913
Enlisted in the RAAF: 2 September 1943 (at Melbourne VIC)
Unit: No. 67 Squadron, RAAF Station Laverton VIC
Died: Illness, Heidelberg VIC, 6 April 1945, Aged 31 Years
Buried: Springvale War Cemetery VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Joseph Henry and Florence Rose Chambers; husband of Lillian Evelyn Mary Chambers, of Wantirna South
Roll of Honour: Melbourne VIC
Remembered: Panel 103, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 6 April 1945, Leading Aircraftman Chambers, a Flight Rigger, died of carcinoma of the liver at No. 6 RAAF Hospital.
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, 166/7/808