LEST WE FORGET
Pilot Officer John Thomas Naldrett FROST
Service No: 412514
Born: Walthamstow, England, 5 August 1922
Enlisted in the RAAF: 19 July 1941 (at Sydney NSW)
Unit: No. 198 Squadron (RAF)
Died: Air Operations: (No. 198 Squadron Typhoon aircraft MN719), France, 20 August 1944, Aged 22 Years
Buried: St Desir War Cemetery, Calvados, France
CWGC Additional Information: Son of John Thomas Frost and Ethel Harriet Frost, of College Park, South Australia
Roll of Honour: Derby, England
Remembered: Panel 122, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At 1350 hours on 20 August 1944 Typhoon MN719 took off detailed to attack concentrations of enemy tanks and transports. The attack was very successful, but MN719 was hit by light anti-aircraft fire and was seen turn over when attempting a forced landing. The aircraft crashed at Vimoutiers, Normandy, in close proximity to enemy lines and Pilot Officer Frost 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, 166/14/254