LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman John Patrick Bruce LEARMONT
Service No: 421343
Born: Woollahra NSW, 14 January 1917
Enlisted in the RAAF: 31 January 1942
Unit: No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School, Benalla VIC
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School Wackett trainer aircraft A3-92), near Benalla VIC, 5 September 1942, Aged 25 Years
Buried: Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Robert Bruce and Mary Kathleen Learmont; husband of Gwendolyn Learmont, of Dover Heights
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: New South Wales Garden of Remembrance, Rookwood NSW
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At 1520 hours on 5 September 1942, Wackett Trainer A3-92 stalled after a blind take off and crashed at the Warbreccan Relief landing ground.
The crew members of A3-92 were:
Sergeant Sylvester John Landy (400808) (Instructor Pilot) Seriously injured, Discharged from the RAAF: 16 October 1945
Leading Aircraftman John Patrick Bruce Learmont (421343) (Trainee Pilot)
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, 163/137/200; A9845, 181