LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman James Anthony WENTWORTH
Service No: 58516
Born: Mansfield, England, 3 May 1910
Enlisted in the RAAF: 2 July 1942 (at Melbourne VIC)
Unit: No. 75 Squadron
Died: Ground Accident, Sutherland NSW, 29 November 1944, Aged 34 Years
Buried: Sydney War Cemetery, Sydney NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Mrs. A. Easey (formerly Wentworth), of St. Kilda, Victoria
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 104, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
About 1100 hours on 29 November 1944, Leading Aircraftman Wentworth, an Armourer Assistant, crashed a stolen jeep with two others, all believed to be under the influence of liquor. The jeep overturned and Leading Aircraftman Wentworth was killed, with the other two – Sergeant John Leslie Keith Andrews (421003) (Discharged: 11 July 1946) and Leading Aircraftman David Wilson (53736) (Discharged: 30 November 1945) – injured.
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, 166/43/1007