LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I William Carnaby HUNTER
Service No: 21347
Born: Blyth, England, 25 February 1916
Enlisted in the RAAF: 24 June 1940 (at Newcastle NSW)
Unit: No. 1 Air Observers School
Died: Illness, Cootamundra NSW, 28 June 1941, Aged 25 Years
Cremated: Newcastle Crematorium, Beresfield, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Robert Dixon Hunter and Charlotte Elizabeth Hunter, of Belmont
Roll of Honour: Belmont NSW
Remembered: Panel 5, NSW Cremation Memorial, Sydney NSW
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At 2220 hours on the 28 June 1941, Aircraftman Class I Hunter, a Guard, died of heart failure at Station Sick Quarters.
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, 163/124/62