LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant John Henry STUCKEY
Service No: 10767
Born: North Melbourne VIC, 2 December 1907
Enlisted in the RAAF: 2 July 1940
Unit: School of Administration, Melbourne VIC
Died: Ground Accident, Moonee Ponds VIC, 1 August 1943, Aged 35 Years
Buried: Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne VIC
CWGC Additional Information: Son of George and Jane Cecilia Stuckey, of North Melbourne; husband of Phyllis Emily Stuckey, of North Melbourne
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 1 August 1943, Sergeant Stuckey, an Equipment Assistant, died from injuries received when struck by a tram and knocked into the front of another tram travelling in the opposite direction at the comer of Mount Alexander Road and Victoria Street, Moonee Ponds.
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, 166/38/214