LEST WE FORGET
Flying Officer George Albert SYLE
Service No: 431339
Born: Oakleigh VIC, 18 April 1925
Enlisted in the RAAF: 18 June 1943
Unit: No. 5 Squadron
Died: Illness, Brisbane QLD, 15 August 1945, Aged 20 Years
Buried: Brisbane (Lutwyche) Cemetery QLD
CWGC Additional Information: Son of George Albert and Bessie Winifred Syle, of Oakleigh, Victoria
Roll of Honour: Oakleigh VIC
Remembered: Panel 99, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 30 July 1945, Flying Officer Syle, a Pilot, was admitted to No. 112 Australian General Hospital, Brisbane, dangerously ill with hepatitis. He died at 2020 hours on 15 August 1945.
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, 166/38/1222