LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman John William MURRAY
Service No: 66911
Born: St Peters NSW, 16 February 1924
Enlisted in the RAAF: 30 June 1942
Unit: No. 453 Squadron
Died: Ground Accident, Germany, 1 January 1946, Aged 21 Years
Buried: Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Germany
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Alex Harold and Mabel Hildreth Murray, of St. Peters, New South Wales, Australia
Roll of Honour: Sydney NSW
Remembered: Panel 105, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 1 January 1946, Leading Aircraftman Murray, a Fitter Armourer, was accidentally killed. He was found on the main Newstadt road in Germany and had died from a heavy fall or blow to the side of the head. He was in a truck which overshot a comer and in helping the driver by opening the door and looking out into the darkness fell out when the truck was put into reverse.
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, 166/28/773