LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Ernest William Montgomery HOLLEBON
Service No: 8254
Born: Mosman NSW, 29 November 1919
Enlisted in the RAAF: 23 January 1940
Unit: No. 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot, Lake Boga VIC
Died: Ground Accident, Koondrook VIC, 10 April 1943, Aged 23 Years
Buried: Lake Boga General Cemetery VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Ernest and Amy Ellinor Irene Hollebon, of North Sydney, New South Wales
Roll of Honour: North Sydney NSW
Remembered: Panel 113, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 10 April 1943, Leading Aircraftman Hollebon, an Electrical Fitter, died of his injuries when he was riding his motor cycle and missed a turn on the main road, crashing onto the railway line at Koondrook, 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, 166/18/62