LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Cecil GERMAIN
Service No: 414373
Born: 10 August 1916, Location unavailable
Enlisted in the RAAF: 13 September 1941 (at Brisbane QLD)
Unit: No. 7 Service Flying Training School, Deniliquin NSW
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 7 Service Flying Training School Wirraway aircraft A20-221), near Deniliquin, 20 July 1942, Aged 25 Years
Buried: Deniliquin General Cemetery, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Victor and Amy Germain, of Toowoomba, Queensland
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 20 July 1942, Wirraway A20-221 crashed 15 miles east of Deniliquin and the two crew members were killed in the accident.
The crew members of A20-221 were:
Leading Aircraftman Cecil Germain (414373) (Trainee Pilot)
Leading Aircraftman Ronald John Hooper (414447) (Safety Pilot)
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, 163/116/36; A705, 163/116/38; A9845, 109