LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman William Noble POWELL
Service No: 75644
Born: Dalby QLD, 27 February 1924
Enlisted in the RAAF: 11 May 1942
Unit: No. 2 Aircraft Park
Died: Ground Accident, Redfern NSW, 7 June 1944, Aged 20 Years
Buried: Sydney War Cemetery, Rookwood NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William Edward and Grace Lillian Powell, of Roma, Queensland
Roll of Honour: Roma QLD
Remembered: Panel 114, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 7 June 1944, Leading Aircraftman Powell, a Fitter II Airframe, was killed in a railway accident near Redfern.
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 A9301, 75644