LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Arthur John POWELL
Service No: 404157
Born: Brisbane QLD, 18 August 1917
Enlisted in the RAAF: 24 May 1940
Unit: No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School, Evans Head NSW
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School aircraft Fairey Battle R3939), Evans Head, 18 January 1941, Aged 23 Years
Buried: Brisbane (Lutwyche) Cemetery QLD
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Herbert John and Mary Ann Powell, of Hendra
Roll of Honour: Brisbane QLD
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 18 January 1941, Fairley Battle R3939 rolled onto its back during a turn and crashed at Evans Head, killing its three crew members who were:
Pilot Officer Douglas Edmund Allen (688) (Pilot)
Leading Aircraftman Henry James Pope (407158) (Trainee Air Gunner)
Leading Aircraftman Arthur John Powell (404157) (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 A705, 163/152/91