LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftwoman Gladys Mary Lola PARKER
Service No: 111747
Born: Katanning WA, 25 May 1925
Enlisted in the RAAF: 25 August 1943
Unit: No. 4 Service Flying Training School, Geraldton WA
Died: Illness, Wooroloo WA, 15 April 1945, Aged 19 Years
Buried: Karrakatta War Cemetery WA
CWGC Additional Information: Daughter of William Frederick and Dorothy Louisa Parker, of Muradup.
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: Cenotaph Undercroft, State War Memorial, Kings Park WA
Having her place of death recorded as Wooroloo, it is likely that Aircraftwoman Parker may have died from Tuberculosis (TB) or associated complications.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (Perth) On-Line Records
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/32/746
Bibliography:
Brenkley, D. J. (Doug J.) RAAF Historical Record of No. 4 Service Flying Training School Geraldton WA, D. J. Brenkley, 2007