Flight Sergeant James Barber McLACHLAN 420353
Royal Australian Air Force
No. 466 Squadron
Died (Flying Battle) 31-8-1943 aged 30years
Son of William & Mary Ann McLachlan, West Wyalong, N.S.W.
Royal Australian Air Force
No. 466 Squadron
Died (Flying Battle) 31-8-1943 aged 30years
Son of William & Mary Ann McLachlan, West Wyalong, N.S.W.
420353 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) James Barber (Jim) McLachlan, 466 Squadron RAAF, a farmer from West Wyalong, New South Wales, sits with Doris Nash at Wyalong during Jim's final leave. Flt Sgt McLachlan was the Bomb Aimer in a five man crew who were killed in operations on 31 August 1943 when their aircraft Wellington HZ531 was involved in a collision. HZ531 had taken off with 14 other aircraft of the 466 Squadron from RAF Leconfield to carry out a bombing attack on Munchen-Gladbach, Germany. HZ531 and another aircraft, LN292, failed to return after a collision en route to the target. HZ531 crashed at Howden, England killing all on board. Flt Sgt McLachlan was 30 years old.
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Location: Section C, Row B, Grave 9
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Sergeant John Kirkpatrick MORRIS 404251
Royal Australian Air Force
No. 102 Squadron R.A.F.
Died (accidental) 14-4-1942 aged 21years
Son of Thomas John & Agnes Kirkpatrick Morris, Nundah, Queensland
Royal Australian Air Force
No. 102 Squadron R.A.F.
Died (accidental) 14-4-1942 aged 21years
Son of Thomas John & Agnes Kirkpatrick Morris, Nundah, Queensland