LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Donald Kenneth PRIEST
Service No: 75312
Born: Murwillumbah NSW, 3 February 1924
Enlisted in the RAAF: 21 April 1942
Unit: No. 82 Squadron
Died: Injuries, Labuan, 27 August 1945, Aged 21 Years
Buried: Labuan War Cemetery, Malaysia
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Joseph Charles and Jessie Livingstone Priest, of Woombye, Queensland, Australia
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 104, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
While swimming at Labuan on 27 August 1945, Leading Aircraftman Priest, a Flight Rigger, died of shock after being stung by a sea creature.
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, 75312