LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Richard William VEASEY
Service No: 45327
Born: Camberwell England, 18 October 1896
Enlisted in the RAAF: 17 July 1941 (at Perth WA)
Discharged from the RAAF: 19 October 1943
Unit at Discharge: No. 5 Embarkation Depot, Subiaco WA
Died: Illness, Perth WA, 11 March 1947, Aged 50 Years
Buried: Karrakatta General Cemetery WA
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William and Lousia Veasey; husband of Mary Valentine Veasey, of Guildford.
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: Cenotaph Undercroft, State War Memorial, Kings Park WA
On 11 March 1947, Leading Aircraftman Veasey died of an illness.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (Perth) On-Line Records
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 45327