CROCKER, Basil Colin Hely

CROCKER, Basil Colin Hely – A Southern Downs Veteran

CONFLICT : WWII
SERVICE NO : 453125
RANK : LAC
UNIT : Royal Australian Air Force
ENLISTMENT DATE : 14/07/1944
AGE : 19
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT : Brisbane, Queensland
PLACE OF BIRTH : Brisbane, Queensland
RELIGION : Church of England
OCCUPATION : Benchman
DATE OF DEATH : 13/11/1945
PLACE OF BURIAL : Townsville, Queensland

MEMORIALS : Warwick State High School Roll of Honour 1939-1945, Goondiwindi War Memorial Gates, Goondiwindi St Mary’s Parish Primary School WWII Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

View this person’s Service File : CROCKER, Basil Colin Hely

NOTES : Colin as he was known, was accidently killed along with the six members of his flight crew when their plane crashed during a training exercise in Townsville.

He was the son of Edward Basil and Miriam Louise Crocker (nee Hely) of Goondiwindi.

Colin attended St Mary’s Parish Primary School in Goondiwindi before travelling to Warwick to study at the Warwick State High School.

Read about Southern Downs Military History here.