LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Sydney Richard SPENCE
Service No: 14467
Born: Manly NSW, 3 June 1911
Enlisted in the RAAF: 15 April 1940
Discharged from the RAAF: 21 November 1945
Unit at Discharge: No. 2 Reserve Personnel Pool
Died: 2 December 1947, Aged 36 Years
Buried: Manly General Cemetery NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Richard and Elizabeth Ann Spence, of Brookvale; husband of Ellen Agnes Victoria Spence, of Brookvale
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Leading Aircraftman Spence does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recognises his death as being the result of his Service.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 14467