LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Kenneth Ian SCOTT
Service No: 6591
Born: Brisbane QLD, 5 June 1915
Enlisted in the RAAF: 11 December 1939 (at RAAF Station Richmond NSW)
Unit: No. 24 Squadron, Townsville QLD
Died: Aircraft Accident, (No. 24 Squadron Wirraway aircraft A20-117), near Ravenswood QLD, 18 April 1941, Aged 25 Years
Buried: Cremated
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Robert Alexander and Nelly Scott, of Windsor
Roll of Honour: Brisbane QLD
Remembered: Columbarium Wall, Mount Thompson Crematorium, Brisbane QLD
Remembered: Panel 102, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 18 April 1941, Wirraway A20-117 crashed near Ravenswood, Queensland and both crew members were killed. The cause of the crash is listed as uncertain with the possibility that the aircraft stalled during a steep turn.
The crew members of A20-117 were:
Flying Officer Ian Lambton Menzies (744) (Pilot)
Sergeant Kenneth Ian Scott (6591) (Wireless Air Gunner)
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9845, 105