LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class 1 Roy Eric FARNSWORTH
Service No: 35439
Born: North Strathfield NSW, 13 December 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 13 March 1941
Unit: No. 1 Air Observers School, Cootamundra NSW
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 1 Air Observers School Anson aircraft AW677), near Ungarie NSW, 11 February 1942, Aged 20 Years
Buried: Cremated
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Roy Eric and Ellen Farnsworth, of North Strathfield
Roll of Honour: Concord NSW
Remembered: Forces Wall, Rookwood Crematorium, NSW
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: Sydney Town Hall World War I and World war II Honour Rolls, Sydney NSW
At around 1600 hours on 11 February 1942 Avro Anson AW677 crashed about 20 kms north west of Ungarie, New South Wales and all five crew members were killed. The cause of the accident is unknown. The crew members of AW667 were:
Aircraftman Class 1 Roy Eric Farnsworth (35439) (Wireless Operator)
Leading Aircraftman Henry Heath Fisher (411764) (Trainee Observer)
Leading Aircraftman Arthur Didrik Kendall (414356) (Trainee Observer)
Leading Aircraftman John Alfred Spencer (413272) (Trainee Observer)
Pilot Officer Robert Clark Wesley-Smith (407258) (Pilot)
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 A9845, 59
Register of War Memorials in New South Wales On-Line
Bibliography:
Wilson, S. (Stewart) Anson, Hudson and Sunderland in Australian Service, Aerospace Publications Weston Creek ACT 2611, 1992