LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Graeme Marwick WILLIAMS
Service No: 410930
Born: Caulfield VIC, 2 September 1923
Enlisted in the RAAF: 27 March 1942
Unit: No. 7 Service Flying Training School, Deniliquin NSW
Died: Aircraft Accident (No. 7 Service Flying Training School Wirraway aircraft A20-344), near Mathoura NSW, 24 December 1942, Aged 19 Years
Buried: Deniliquin War Cemetery, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Edgar Marwick Williams and Lilian Alice Williams, of Balwyn, Victoria
Roll of Honour: Hawthorn VIC
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
During formation flying practice on 24 December 1942, Wirraways A20-344 and A20-249 collided in mid-air and crashed nine miles west of Mathoura, New South Wales, and both trainee pilots were killed.
The Pilots were:
Leading Aircraftman David James Hinsley (4109195) (Trainee Pilot) Wirraway A20-249
Leading Aircraftman Graeme Marwick Williams (410930) (Trainee Pilot) Wirraway A20-344
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, 163/178/505; A9845, 174