LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Frederick Walter DARNELL
Service No: 70489
Born: South Norwood, England, 14 January 1907
Enlisted in the RAAF: 25 September 1942 (at Sydney NSW)
Unit: RAAF Security Unit, Darwin NT
Died: Illness, Katherine NT, 5 February 1942, Aged 37 Years
Buried: Adelaide River War Cemetery NT
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Frederick Charles and Nellie Darnell, of Leichardt, New South Wales
Roll of Honour: Croydon Park NSW
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: Leichhardt Memorial, Leichardt NSW
On 5 February 1942, Leading Aircraftman Darnell, a Guard, died of an illness at the No. 101 Australian General Hospital, Katherine.
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 A9301, 70489
Register of War Memorials in New South Wales On-Line