LEST WE FORGET
Squadron Leader Thorold Olsson PORTEOUS
Service No: 407182
Born: Murray Bridge SA, 5 February 1914
Enlisted in the RAAF: 20 July 1940
Discharged from the RAAF: 19 February 1946
Unit at Discharge: No. 7 RAAF Hospital
Died: 12 September 1947, Aged 33 Years
Buried: Murray Bridge Cemetery SA
CWGC Additional Information: Son of James and Mary Hannah Porteous; husband of Joyce Lillian Porteous, of Mont Albert, Victoria
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Squadron Leader Porteous does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9300, PORTEOUS T O