LEST WE FORGET

Aircraftman Class 1 James WALSH

Service No: 38404
Born: Kalgoorlie WA, 17 December 1914
Enlisted in the RAAF: 12 April 1941
Unit: No. 1 RAAF Hospital, RAAF Station Laverton VIC
Died: Illness, Laverton, 22 July 1941, Aged 26 Years
Buried: Perth (Karrakatta) General Cemetery, WA
CWGC Additional Information: Son of James and Rachel Walsh, of Fremantle.
Roll of Honour: Fremantle WA
Remembered: Panel 97, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: Cenotaph Undercroft, State War Memorial, Kings Park WA

On 22 July 1941, Aircraftman Walsh (Trainee Nursing Orderly) died following an operation at No. 1 RAAF Hospital.

References:

Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 38404; A705, 163/176/128

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