LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Percy William ELLIOTT
Service No: 425289
Born: Brisbane QLD, 11 August 1919
Enlisted in the RAAF: 1 February 1942
Unit: No. 31 Operational Training Unit (RAF)
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 31 Operational Training Unit Hudson aircraft), Nova Scotia, 8 April 1943, Aged 23 Years
Buried: Truro (Terrace Hill) Cemetery, Nova Scotia
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Percy Henry and Jean Isobel Elliott, of Graceville, Queensland, Australia
Roll of Honour: Graceville QLD
Remembered: Panel 133, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At 2150 hours on 8 April 1943, a No. 31 Operational Training Unit Hudson aircraft crashed into Cape Mabou Mountain, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, killing two of the three crew members.
The crew members were:
Sergeant Percy William Elliott (425289) (Navigator)
Sergeant Thomas Vincent Hyland (R/128953) (RCAF) (Pilot)
Sergeant B J McCarthy (R/124696) (Wireless Air Gunner) Slightly Injured
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 A9301 Barcode 5526071