LEST WE FORGET

Flight Sergeant Joseph GILVARRY

Service No: 414222
Born: Rockhampton QLD, 28 January 1916
Enlisted in the RAAF: 17 August 1941
Unit: No. 454 Squadron
Died: Air Operations: (No. 454 Squadron Baltimore aircraft FA669), off Stampalia, Greece, 10 November 1943, Aged 27 Years
Buried: Unrecovered
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Michael James Gilvarry and Margaret Gilvarry, of New Farm, Queensland, Australia
Roll of Honour: Brisbane QLD
Remembered: Column 278, Alamein Memorial, Egypt
Remembered: Panel 105, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT

After conducting a photo reconnaissance of the south eastern part of the Aegean Sea, the crew of FA669 reported sighting a fleet of landing craft and escorting aircraft. The aircraft was not heard from again.

The crew members of FA669 were:

Flight Sergeant Joseph Gilvarry (414222) (Navigator)
Flight Sergeant John Henry Joiner (409204) (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant John Alexander Henry May (420230) (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Dennis Sidney Nest (420248) (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)

References:

Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Lax, M. R. (Mark Roger) Alamein to the Alps: 454 Squadron RAAF 1941-1945, M R Lax Wanniassa ACT 2903, 2006
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/15/137

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