LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Ronald William SCOTT
Service No: 413732
Born: Murtoa VIC, 20 November 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 25 March 1941
Unit: Attached to RCAF
Died: Vehicle Accident, Los Angeles US, 12 February 1944, Aged 22 Years
Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, California, US
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William Henry and Clara Scott, of Murtoa, Victoria, Australia
Roll of Honour: Murtoa VIC
Remembered: Panel 133, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 12 February 1944, Leading Aircraftman Scott (Aircrew 11G Group 5), was run down by a truck at Los Angeles, California. He was in transit from Australia to Canada for further training. He had disembarked at Los Angeles on 8 February but was absent without leave when the draft left for Canada on 9 February 1944.
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 A705, 166/37/320