LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Edward Morris HIRCOCK
Service No: 41003
Born: Northcote VIC, 22 March 1923
Enlisted in the RAAF: 6 June 1941
Unit: No. 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot, Lake Boga VIC
Died: Ground Accident, near Kerang VIC, 29 June 1944, Aged 21 Years
Buried: Lake Boga General Cemetery VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William and Emily Alice Hircock, of Hampton
Roll of Honour: Thornbury VIC
Remembered: Panel 113, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 29 June 1944, Leading Aircraftman Hircock, a Fitter II Airframes, died from injuries received in a motor cycle accident near Kerang, Victoria.
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, 166/17/652