LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Lionel Albert GALE
Service No: 40749
Born: Camberwell Green, England, 14 December 1910
Enlisted in the RAAF: 21 May 1941 (at Melbourne VIC)
Unit: No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School, Benalla VIC
Died: Injuries from a Ground Accident, Benalla, 28 April 1942, Aged 40 Years
Buried: Benalla Cemetery VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Albert Melville and Annie Matilda Gale; husband of M. E. Gale, of Sunshine
Roll of Honour: Footscray VIC
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 26 April 1942, Leading Aircraftman Gale, a Messman, was injured in a car accident in the Benalla Township and he died from his injuries on 28 April 1942. Aircraftman Class I James Tasman Green (31528) (Aircraft Hand) was killed in the accident.
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, 163/115/90