LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Leon Patrick GILBERT
Service No: 410972
Born: Rutherglen VIC, 24 March 1923
Enlisted in the RAAF: 24 April 1942
Unit: No. 4 Operational Training Unit, RAAF Williamtown, NSW
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 4 Operational Training Unit Vengeance aircraft A27-29), near Goulburn NSW, 4 August 1943, Aged 20 Years
Buried: Goulburn General Cemetery, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of John Edward and Mary Agnes Gilbert, of Urana.
Roll of Honour: Myrtleford VIC
Remembered: Panel 112, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At 1020 hours on 4 August 1943, Vultee Vengeance aircraft A27-29 crashed and burned 10 miles south of Goulburn, killing both crew members.
The crew members of A27-29 were:
Sergeant Alan Kenneth Fleay (415939) (Navigator)
Sergeant Leon Patrick Gilbert (410972) (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, 219