LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Charles Carson MASSINGHAM
Service No: 38653
Born: Perth WA, 1 January 1912
Enlisted in the RAAF: 8 May 1941
Discharged from the RAAF: 15 January 1945
Unit at Discharge: No. 2 Central Reserve, Albury NSW
Died: Illness, Perth WA, 12 August 1945, Aged 33 Years
Buried: Karrakatta General Cemetery WA
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Caleb William and Florence Josephine Massingham, of Perth.
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: Cenotaph Undercroft, State War Memorial, Kings Park WA
On 15 January 1945, Sergeant Massingham, a Fitter Armourer, was discharged from the RAAF as medically unfit for further service. He died on 12 August 1945.
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
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (Perth) On-Line Records
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 38653