LEST WE FORGET
Flying Officer Colin William LAW
Service No: 414048
Born: Blackall QLD, 2 May 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 20 July 1941
Unit: No. 5 Communication Unit, Garbutt QLD
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 5 Communication Unit Norseman aircraft A71-4), vicinity of Iron Range QLD, 14 February 1946, Aged 24 Years
Buried: Townsville War Cemetery QLD
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William James Law and Frances Law, of Blackall
Roll of Honour: Blackall QLD
Remembered: Panel 112, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 14 February 1945, Noorduyn Norseman A71-4 went missing on a flight from Garbutt to Iron Range. On board the aircraft were:
Flight Sergeant John Brian Crawford (440276) (Navigator)
Flight Sergeant George Morris Geisel (440279) (Passenger) (Flying Control NCO, No. 27 Operational Base Unit)
Flying Officer Colin William Law (414048) (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, 310