LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I John James KELLY
Service No: 79621
Born: Toowoomba QLD, 11 October 1924
Enlisted in the RAAF: 19 November 1942
Unit: No. 8 Service Flying Training School, Bundaberg QLD
Died: Injuries, Bundaberg, 5 November 1944, Aged 20 Years
Buried: Bundaberg General Cemetery QLD
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Michael Joseph and Pearl Kelly, of Kedron
Roll of Honour: Beenleigh QLD
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 4 November 1944, Aircraftman Class I Kelly, a Fitter II Airframe, dived into shallow water at Bargara Beach in Bundaberg, and was dangerously injured suffering a fractured Cervical Vertebrae. He was admitted to the Bundaberg General hospital and died of his injuries on 5 November 1944.
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, 166/22/349