LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I Hilton Kennedy WEIR
Service No: 72178
Born: Annandale NSW, 10 June 1923
Enlisted in the RAAF: 3 November 1942
Unit: No. 10 Works Supply Unit, Milne Bay PNG
Died: Ground Accident, Milne Bay, 17 April 1943, Aged 19 Years
Buried: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery PNG
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Kennedy William and Una Weir, of Lithgow, New South Wales
Roll of Honour: Lithgow NSW
Remembered: Panel 114, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 17 April 1943, Aircraftman Class I Weir, a General Hand, was killed in a crane accident.
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, 166/43/165