LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class 1 Lionel Edward BALDOCK
Service No: 28379
Born: Booleroo Centre SA, 17 September 1919
Enlisted in the RAAF: 14 January 1941
Unit: No. 1 Service Flying Training School, RAAF Station Point Cook VIC
Died: Ground Accident (Drowned), Adelaide, 9 August 1941, Aged 22 Years
Buried: Adelaide (West Terrace) Cemetery SA
CWGC Additional Information: No further information available
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
On 9 August 1941, Aircraftman Class I Baldock, a Flight Mechanic, died as a result of drowning in the Torrens River, Adelaide. He was endeavouring to rescue a little girl.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 28379