LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I Roland Sydney SCOTT
Service No: 54338
Born: Leongatha VIC, 1 December 1923
Enlisted in the RAAF: 20 April 1942
Unit: No. 1 Engineering School, Ascot Vale VIC
Died: Illness, Ascot Vale VIC, 28 June 1942, Aged 18 Years
Buried: Leongatha Cemetery VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Archibald Sidney and Grace Harriette Scott, of Leongatha
Roll of Honour: Leongatha VIC
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 15 June 1942, Aircraftman Class I Scott, a Trainee Group V, was admitted to No. 2 RAAF Hospital, Ascot Vale, suffering from Meningococcal Septicaemia and he died on 28 June 1942.
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, 163/160/223