LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Donald TWEEDIE
Service No: 402420
Born: Leura NSW, 16 April 1918
Enlisted in the RAAF: 19 August 1940
Unit: No. 4 Service Flying Training School (RCAF)
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 4 Service Flying Training School Anson aircraft 6235), Saskatchewan, 8 April 1941, Aged 22 Years
Buried: Saskatoon Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatchewan
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Walter Ernest and Amy Gertrude Tweedie, of Portland, New South Wales, Australia
Roll of Honour: Portland NSW
Remembered: Panel 133, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Brother of Sergeant Norman Tweedie (4024734)
At 1106 hours on 8 April 1941, Anson 6235 crashed at Cudworth, Saskatoon, and the two crew members were killed. The cause of the crash was due to contour chasing or engine failure necessitating a forced landing.
The crew members of 6235 were:
Leading Aircraftman Allan Mitchell Randell (404358) (Student Pilot)
Leading Aircraftman Donald Tweedie (402420) (Student Pilot)
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, 163/169/39