LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Thomas Alfred McCOMBIE
Service No: 60281
Born: Coledale NSW, 19 October 1917
Enlisted in the RAAF: 29 July 1941
Unit: No. 2 Central Recovery Depot
Died: Injuries, Sydney area NSW, 18 September 1944, Aged 26 Years
Buried: Richmond War Cemetery, Sydney, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Thomas and Maria Temperance McCombie, of Wallerawang
Roll of Honour: Wallerawang NSW
Remembered: Panel 113, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 18 September 1944, Leading Aircraftman McCombie, a Motor Cyclist, died of injuries resulting from an accident when riding a service motorcycle while on duty.
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, 166/26/590