LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman George James RUSSELL
Service No: 161350
Born: Erskineville NSW, 8 February 1926
Enlisted in the RAAF: 25 February 1944
Unit: Survey Squadron
Died: Ground Incident, Sydney NSW, 28 September 1946, Aged 20 Years
Buried: Sydney War Cemetery, Rookwood NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Arthur John and Gladys Irene Russell, of Marrickville
Roll of Honour: Marrickville NSW
Remembered: Panel 111, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 28 September 1946, Leading Aircraftman Russell, a Flight Rigger, died of asphyxiation at his home due to self-inflicted gas poisoning.
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, 166/36/765