LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Alan David STEWART
Service No: 400943
Born: Sydney NSW, 18 January 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 11 November 1940 (at Melbourne VIC)
Unit: No. 73 Operational Training Unit (RAF), RAF Station Sheik Othman
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 73 Operational Training Hurricane aircraft Z4929), Yemen, 20 June 1942, Aged 21 Years
Buried: Maala Cemetery, Yemen
CWGC Additional Information: Son of John Crawford and Sarah Elizabeth Stewart, of Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia
Roll of Honour: Camberwell VIC
Remembered: Panel 130, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 20 June 1942, Sergeant Stewart, a Pilot, was killed in an aircraft accident at Little Aden. During unauthorised low flying, Hurricane Z4929 flown by Sergeant Stewart struck a tent and crashed.
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, 400943