LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Henry David LEAMAN
Service No: 30961
Born: Hobart TAS, 27 November 1904
Enlisted in the RAAF: 17 March 1941
Unit: Headquarters RAAF Station Laverton VIC
Died: Aircraft Accident (Australian National Airways DH89 Rapide aircraft VH-UXZ (Marika)), Bass Strait, 29 May 1942, Aged 37 Years
Buried: Unrecovered
CWGC Additional Information: Son of David and Jeanie Leaman; husband of Beryl Gwendoline Leaman, of Newtown, Tasmania
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 7, Sydney Memorial, Rookwood NSW
Remembered: Panel 97, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 29 May 1942, Leading Aircraftman Leaman, a Guard, was a passenger to Flinders Island on an Australian National Airways DH89 Rapide (Marika). The aircraft crashed into the sea near the island as a result of the failure of one engine and all on board were killed. On board were:
Private Robert Gerald Giblin (V18572) (Army) (Passenger)
Leading Aircraftman Henry David Leaman (30961) (Passenger)
Mr Harry Selse (Passenger, Civilian)
Raymond G Weston (ANA Pilot, Civilian)
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, 163/137/154
Yule, P. (Dr. Peter) The Forgotten Giant of Australian Aviation: Australian National Airways, Hyland House, Flemington Victoria, 2001