ANDERSON, William Robert George

ANDERSON, William Robert George – A Southern Downs Veteran

CONFLICT : WWII
SERVICE NO : 405167
RANK : Flight Sergeant
UNIT : 456 Squadron
ENLISTMENT DATE : 2/02/1941
AGE : 23
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT : Brisbane, Queensland
PLACE OF BIRTH : Warwick, Queensland
RELIGION : Church of England
OCCUPATION : Clerk
DATE OF DEATH : 30/01/1943
PLACE OF BURIAL : At Sea

MEMORIALS : Warwick State High School Roll of Honour 1939-1945, Warwick The Fallen 1939-1945, Warwick War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

View this person’s Service File : ANDERSON, William Robert George

NOTES : William was accidently killed during a practice attack exercise.

William was the son of William Robert and Lilian Maud Anderson of Warwick. He attended Warwick Central State School and Warwick State High School. Upon graduating he took a clerical job at McDougall and Co, Stock and Station Agents, Warwick. Prior to his enlistment he married his fiancé Tasmene Satchwell.

During a training exercise his plane ditched into the sea and the bodies of the crew were never recovered. He was one of 37 local men who enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force to lose their lives during the Second World War.

Read about Southern Downs Military History here.