LEST WE FORGET
Flight Sergeant George James TALBOT
Service No: 414099
Born: Toowoomba QLD, 9 July 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 20 July 1942
Unit: No. 1 Ferry Control Unit
Died: Illness, Palestine, 9 November 1943, Aged 22 Years
Buried: Ramleh War Cemetery, Palestine
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Alexander George and Caroline Amelia Talbot, of Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Roll of Honour: Bowen QLD
Remembered: Panel 131, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 9 November 1943, Flight Sergeant Talbot, a Pilot, died of an Arachnoid Haemorrhage.
On 12 April 1943, Flight Sergeant Talbot along with Sergeant M A Barton (1575229) (RAFVR) were both severely injured in the accidental loss of No. 216 Group Beaufighter aircraft JL517 near Zliten, Libya.
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, 166/39/60