LEST WE FORGET
Warrant Officer Leon Patrick McINERNEY
Service No: 433069
Born: North Sydney NSW, 7 November 1924
Enlisted in the RAAF: 23 February 1943
Discharged from the RAAF: 15 February 1946
Unit at Discharge: Air and Ground Radio School
Died: 16 August 1947, Aged 22 Years
Buried: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Husband of A. M. McInerney, of Mildura South, Victoria, Australia
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Warrant Officer McInerney does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recognises his death as being due to his Service.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 433069