LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Michael John MOORE
Service No: 49388
Born: Elsternwick VIC, 24 December 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 12 December 1941
Unit: No. 1 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Station Laverton VIC
Died: Ground Accident, Caulfield VIC, 4 September 1945, Aged 23 Years
Buried: Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Louis James Moore and Mary Josephine Moore, of McKinnon
Roll of Honour: Moorabbin VIC
Remembered: Panel 113, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 4 September 1945, Leading Aircraftman Moore, a Fitter Armourer, was killed when his motor
Cycle collided with a milk cart at the intersection of Kambrook Road and Payne Street, Caulfield.
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, 166/28/710