LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Francis Campbell BENDON
Service No: 82161
Born: Kalgoorlie WA, 29 April 1901
Enlisted in the RAAF: 2 October 1942
Discharged from the RAAF: 29 July 1946
Unit at Discharge: Air Defence Headquarters Perth WA
Died: Perth (Nedlands) WA, 25 July 1949, Aged 48 Years
Buried: Karrakatta Cemetery, WA
Remembered: Cenotaph Undercroft, State War Memorial, Kings Park WA
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Leading Aircraftman Bendon does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II.
References:
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (Perth) On-Line Records
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 82161