LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Kenneth John O’SULLIVAN
Service No: 430329
Born: Kew VIC, 26 October 1924
Enlisted in the RAAF: 14 January 1943
Unit: No. 7 Service Flying Training School, Deniliquin NSW
Died: Injuries, Deniliquin, 3 January 1944, Aged 19 Years
Buried: Deniliquin War Cemetery, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of James Arthur and Jessie O’Sullivan, of Balwyn, Victoria
Roll of Honour: Camberwell VIC
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 2 January 1944, Leading Aircraftman O’Sullivan, a Trainee Pilot, was injured when on duty, as the result of a revolver being discharged accidentally by Leading Aircraftman Walsh, a Guard. Leading Aircraftman O’Sullivan died the following day from his injuries.
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, 166/31/133