LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Eric John STRATTON
Service No: 76223
Born: Manly QLD, 8 October 1923
Enlisted in the RAAF: 22 June 1942
Unit: No. 3 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Station Amberley QLD
Died: Illness, Brisbane QLD, 14 November 1945, Aged 22 Years
Buried: Brisbane (Lutwyche) Cemetery QLD
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William John and Elsie Alice Stratton, of Manly
Roll of Honour: Manly QLD
Remembered: Panel 113, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 27 September 1945, Leading Aircraftman Stratton, a Radar Mechanic, was admitted to No. 112
Australian General Hospital dangerously ill with acute nephritis and uraemia and he died on 14 November 1945.
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, 166/38/1347