LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Arthur Didrik KENDALL
Service No: 414356
Born: Watford, England, 31 October 1909
Enlisted in the RAAF: 13 September 1941 (at Brisbane QLD)
Unit: No. 1 Air Observers School, Cootamundra NSW
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 1 Air Observers School Anson aircraft AW677), Ungarie NSW, 11 February 1942, Aged 32 Years
Buried: Cootamundra General Cemetery, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Arthur and Laura Regina Kendall; husband of Lillian Mildred Jessie Kendall, of Childers, Queensland
Roll of Honour: Childers QLD
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At around 1600 hours on 11 February 1942 Avro Anson AW677 crashed about 20 kms north west of Ungarie, New South Wales and all five crew members were killed. The cause of the accident is unknown. The crew members of AW667 were:
Aircraftman Class 1 Roy Eric Farnsworth (35439) (Wireless Operator)
Leading Aircraftman Henry Heath Fisher (411764) (Trainee Observer)
Leading Aircraftman Arthur Didrik Kendall (414356) (Trainee Observer)
Leading Aircraftman John Alfred Spencer (413272) (Trainee Observer)
Pilot Officer Robert Clark Wesley-Smith (407258) (Pilot)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9845, 59
Bibliography:
Wilson, S. (Stewart) Anson, Hudson and Sunderland in Australian Service, Aerospace Publications Weston Creek ACT 2611, 1992