LEST WE FORGET

Sergeant Douglas Brian DOYLE

Service No: 412236
Born: Sydney NSW, 20 July 1918
Enlisted in the RAAF: 22 June 1941
Unit: No. 34 Squadron
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 34 Squadron Dragon aircraft A34-47), near Wagga Wagga NSW, 17 April 1943, Aged 24 Years
Buried: Unrecovered
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Bertram Robert and Margaret Pearl Doyle; husband of Dorothy Muriel Doyle, of Murrurundi, New South Wales
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 5, Sydney Memorial, Rookwood NSW
Remembered: Panel 103, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: St John’s Anglican Church RAAF A34-47 Memorial Cairn, Camden NSW

The Cairn reads: In Memory of the Crew and Passengers of RAAF De Havilland Dragon A34-47 from No 34 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force. This plaque unveiled by the relatives, friends, searchers, RSL and the people of Camden in 2000.

No. 34 Squadron DeHavilland Dragon A34-47 disappeared on 17th April 1943 and was last seen near Werombi Post Office, heading south to Wagga Wagga. On board were:

Sergeant Douglas Brian Doyle (412236) (Pilot)
Sergeant Francis Joseph Doyle (420615) (Co-Pilot)
Flying Officer Geoffrey Hugh Lester (409154) (Passenger (Pilot))
First Lieutenant Horace Albert Teague (O-14229) (US Marine Corps) (Passenger)
Second Lieutenant Cecil Joseph Umstead (O-13899) (US Marine Corps) (Passenger)

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 A705, 166/10/40
Register of War Memorials in New South Wales On-Line

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