LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Allan Charles LORD
Service No: 2216
Born: Ulladulla NSW, 27 January 1916
Enlisted in the RAAF: 22 June 1936 (at RAAF Station Laverton VIC)
Unit: No. 23 Squadron
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 23 Squadron Wirraway aircraft A20-100), Ormiston QLD, 13 February 1942, Aged 26 Years
Buried: Brisbane General Cemetery, Queensland
CWGC Additional Information: Son of George Robert and Jessie Jane Lord; husband of Sheila Charlotte Lord, of North Forest, Tasmania
Roll of Honour: Wollongong NSW
Remembered: Panel 101, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At 1030 hours on 13 February 1942, Wirraways A20-100 and A20-290 collided in the air and the crews of both aircraft were killed. The aircraft crashed at Ormiston, Brisbane, during a practice air fighting exercise.
The crew members of A20-100 were:
Sergeant Allan Charles Lord (2216) (Observer)
Sergeant Gordon Henry Williams (405337) (Pilot)
The crew members of A20-290 were:
Sergeant George Arthur Ross Hardy (404966) (Pilot)
Sergeant Frank Stanley Pledge (4576) (Observer)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 2216; A9845, 173