LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I Keith Thomas ELLISON
Service No: 19781
Born: Melbourne VIC, 15 February 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 27 November 1940
Unit: No. 1 Recruit Depot
Died: Ground Accident, Laverton VIC, 18 December 1940, Aged 19 Years
Buried: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Melbourne VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Joseph and Helen Margaret Ellison, of North Essendon
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 114, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 18 December 1940, Aircraftman Class I Ellison was killed by the Geelong Flyer train at the railway crossing on Aviation Road near the Laverton aircraft siding.
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, 53/1/797