LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Frederick Mervyn O’DONNELL
Service No: 207816
Born: Wagga Wagga NSW, 11 January 1911
Enlisted in the RAAF: 3 October 1939
Unit: No. 1 Engineering School, Ascot Vale VIC
Died: Ground Accident, Caulfield VIC, 3 October 1940, Aged 29 Years
Buried: Burwood General Cemetery, Melbourne VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Fredrick and Madeline Monica O’Donnell, of Newtown, New South Wales
Roll of Honour: Sydney NSW
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 3 October 1940, Leading Aircraftman O’Donnell, a Messman, was fatally injured when he was struck by a motor car.
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 A9301, 207816