LEST WE FORGET
Wing Commander Albert Frederick DEAN MM
Service No: 1327
Born: Ovens Vale VIC, 21 February 1896
Enlisted in the RAAF: 21 April 1925
Unit: Headquarters Southern Area
Awarded the Military Medal (MM), 21 October 1918
Died: 25 December 1947, Aged 51 Years
Buried: Williamstown General Cemetery VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Samuel and Emma Dean; husband of Edith Marguerite Dean, of Williamstown
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Wing Commander Dean does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recognises that his death is the result of his Service.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/9/854