LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I Edmond Vincent O’CONNOR
Service No: 75872
Born: Gatton QLD, 31 January 1919
Enlisted in the RAAF: 18 May 1942
Unit: No. 1 Wireless Unit, Townsville QLD
Died: Drowned, Mackay QLD, 13 December 1942, Aged 23 Years
Buried: Gatton Cemetery QLD
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. O’Connor, of Gatton
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 114, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 13 December 1942, Aircraftman Class I O’Connor, a Telegraphist, drowned while swimming in Eimeo Creek, Mackay.
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, 163/148/334