LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I William Herbert WHITTINGHAM
Service No: 41810
Born: Carlton VIC, 25 July 1912
Enlisted in the RAAF: 11 July 1941
Unit: No. 2 Air Observers School, Mount Gambier SA
Died: Self-inflicted Injuries, Wimmera, 5 October 1941, Aged 29 Years
Buried: Box Hill Cemetery, Melbourne VIC
CWGC Additional Information: No additional information
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 5 October 1941, Aircraftman Class I Whittingham, a Clerk General, was found dead in his car between Nhill and Kaniva, Victoria.
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, 163/177/154