LEST WE FORGET
Flying Officer Allan GARFOOT
From Australia serving in the Royal Air Force
Service No: 40617 (RAF)
Born: Adamstown NSW, 16 October 1914
Enlisted in the RAF: Date unavailable
Unit: No. 20 Squadron (RAF), Secunderabad, India
Died: Aircraft Accident: (No. 20 Squadron Demon aircraft K5685), India, 30 September 1940, Aged 26 Years
Buried: Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Ruby Elizabeth Honeyman, of Bondi, Sydney, Australia
Roll of Honour: Unknown
On 30 September 1940, two on board Demon K5685 were killed in its loss in India. They are:
Leading Aircraftman Hugh Farrell (543833) (RAF)
Flying Officer Allan Garfoot (40617) (RAF) (Pilot)
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 2824
RAF Commands Website