LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Reuben Maurice PLUMMER
Service No: 408754
Born: Koondrook VIC, 2 June 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 23 May 1941
Unit: No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Port Pirie SA
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School Battle aircraft L5759), Port Pirie, 13 August 1942, Aged 21Years
Buried: Unrecovered
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Reuben Lennon Plummer and Florence Agusta Plummer, of Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia.
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: panel 6, Sydney Memorial, Rookwood NSW
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 13 August 1942, Fairey Battle L5759 spun into the sea off Port Pirie and both crew members were killed. The probable cause of the accident is listed as “obscure”. The crew members killed were:
Sergeant Reuben Maurice Plummer (408754) (Pilot)
Leading Aircraftman Leslie Gaunt Price (38217) (Trainee Air Gunner)
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
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9645, 234