LEST WE FORGET
Corporal Maurice Mannix CARROLL
Service No: 3123
Born: North Melbourne VIC, 29 April 1919
Enlisted in the RAAF: 29 November 1937
Unit: No. 2 Service Flying Training School, Forrest Hill NSW
Died: Ground Accident, Wagga Wagga NSW, 6 July 1941, Aged 22 Years
Buried: Boroondara General Cemetery VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of John Patrick and Mary Ellen Carroll, of North Kew
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At 1800 hours on 6 July 1941, Corporal Carroll, a Boiler Attendant, was killed in a motor car accident at Wagga Wagga. Others in the car were injured.
Involved in the accident were:
Corporal Maurice Mannix Carrol (3123)
Leading Aircraftman Harold Osmond Membrey (17178) Minor injuries, Died (illness): 31 August 1945
Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Harry Smith (26987) Minor injuries, Discharged from the RAAF: 17 December 1945
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, 163/95/133