LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class 1 Sydney Therald CHANDLER
Service No: 28480
Born: Healesville VIC, 10 March 1895
Enlisted in the RAAF: 28 January 1941 (at Adelaide SA)
Unit: No. 1 Initial Training School, Somers VIC
Died: Illness, Somers, 5 March 1941, Aged 45 Years
Buried: Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton VIC
CWGC Additional Information: No further information
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
On the 5 March 1941, Aircraftman Class 1 Chandler, an Aircrew trainee, died of heart failure following an anaesthetic for teeth extractions.
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, 163/96/40