LEST WE FORGET
Flying Officer Thomas Lancelot THRELKELD
Service No: 761
Born: Mudgee NSW, 16 April 1918
Enlisted in the RAAF: 5 February 1940
Unit: No. 3 Squadron
Died: Air Operations: (No. 3 Squadron Kittyhawk aircraft AK691), Libya, 16 February 1942, Aged 23 Years
Buried: Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Percy Harris Threlkeld and Flora Menzies Threlkeld, of Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia; husband of Norma Margaret Threlkeld, of Parramatta
Roll of Honour: Parramatta NSW
Remembered: Panel 98, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 16 February 1942, Kittyhawk AK691 was one of a formation of 5 aircraft which took off when enemy aircraft were reported in the El Adem area. Six Me109s were seen and chased but no contact was made. Later 3 more ME109s were seen and attacked. At 1630 hours AK691 crashed about 20 miles south of El Adem and Flying Officer Threlkeld was killed.
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, 163/58/60