LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Kingsley John EAGAR
Service No: 404329
Born: Brisbane QLD, 24 May 1918
Enlisted in the RAAF: 16 August 1940
Unit: No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School, Narromine NSW
Died: Ground Accident, Narromine, 11 November 1940, Aged 22 Years
Buried: Sydney (Waverley) General Cemetery, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Kingsley Francis Frederic and Kathleen Vinrace Eagar, of Toowong, Queensland
Roll of Honour: Brisbane QLD
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 11 November 1940, Leading Aircraftman Eagar, a Trainee Pilot, was killed when part of the Federal Hotel balcony at Narromine collapsed.
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, 53/1/783
Trove: The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate, Thursday 14 November 1940, Page 2