LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I William McKenzie HAMILTON
Service No: 61077
Born: Maryborough QLD, 3 December 1912
Enlisted in the RAAF: 14 October 1941 (at Sydney NSW)
Unit: No. 7 Service Flying Training School, Deniliquin NSW
Died: Ground Accident, near Deniliquin, 31 January 1943, Aged 30 Years
Buried: Deniliquin War Cemetery, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William and Alice Hamilton, of Stockton
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 31 January 1943, Aircraftman Class I Hamilton, a Fitter II Engines, and an emergency Motor Transport Driver, was dangerously injured when the tender he was driving collided with an aircraft, as it was landing at Bradleys Field satellite aerodrome, 8 miles west of Deniliquin. He died of his injuries later in the day.
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, 166/17/30