LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftwoman Nancy Margaret RALPH
Service No: 109913
Born: Strathfield NSW, 7 April 1922
Enlisted in the RAAF: 12 August 1943
Unit: No. 2 Aircraft Deport, RAAF Richmond NSW
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 2 Aircraft Depot Hudson aircraft A16-68), Richmond, 20 December 1944, Aged 22 Years
Buried: Richmond War Cemetery, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Daughter of Herbert Alfred and Daisy Mary Ralph, of Strathfield.
Roll of Honour: Sydney NSW
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At 1635 hours on 20 December 1944, Hudson A16-68 crashed on approach to Richmond and all on board were killed. The cause of the accident is undetermined. On board the aircraft were:
Corporal John McLennan Allen (36531) (Fitter IIA)
Pilot Officer John James Broderick (409022) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Leading Aircraftman Noel Austin Chamberlain (15786) (Fitter IIE)
Leading Aircraftman John Michael Gleeson (62705) (Fitter IIE)
Corporal Robert Henry McIlroy (35228)
Aircraftwoman Nancy Margaret Ralph (109913) (Flight Rigger)
Flight Lieutenant Ronald William Shore (411199) (Pilot)
Leading Aircraftman Francis Fletcher Smith (64697) (Fitter IIA)
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 A9845, 138