Name: ABBOTT, Sidney B---Age: 22
District: Wayland (Vol & Page: 4b & 190)
487 Squadron's Lockheed Ventura II (#AJ454) aircraft crashed, taking the lives of three airmen.
The Casualties of this accident were-
RAAF Sydney Charles Bertram ABBOTT DFC,
RAF Squadron Leader Edgar Alfred COSTELLO-BOWEN AFC and
RAFVR Corporal Frank Richard MAGSON.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Service No: 400404
Age: 22
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Division: 487 RNZAF Squadron [MOTTO: Māori: Ki te mutunga (‘Through to the end'); RAF Feltwell, Norfolk
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross (D F C)
Son of Sydney Charles Bertram and Isabel Beryl Abbott of Balwyn, Victoria, Australia. Diploma of Agriculture (Dookie College, Victoria).
His brother, Deck Boy David ABBOTT, also served; he was lost at sea aboard the H.M.A.H.S. 'Centaur' on 14 May 1943 and is remembered with honour at the Sydney Memorial, in Australia.
Sydney Charles Bertram Abbott's name is located at panel 118 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
You can view the Memorial here: Memorial
Name: ABBOTT, Sidney B---Age: 22
District: Wayland (Vol & Page: 4b & 190)
487 Squadron's Lockheed Ventura II (#AJ454) aircraft crashed, taking the lives of three airmen.
The Casualties of this accident were-
RAAF Sydney Charles Bertram ABBOTT DFC,
RAF Squadron Leader Edgar Alfred COSTELLO-BOWEN AFC and
RAFVR Corporal Frank Richard MAGSON.
Military Service-
Rank: Flying Officer
Service No: 400404
Age: 22
Service: Royal Australian Air Force
Division: 487 RNZAF Squadron [MOTTO: Māori: Ki te mutunga (‘Through to the end'); RAF Feltwell, Norfolk
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross (D F C)
Son of Sydney Charles Bertram and Isabel Beryl Abbott of Balwyn, Victoria, Australia. Diploma of Agriculture (Dookie College, Victoria).
His brother, Deck Boy David ABBOTT, also served; he was lost at sea aboard the H.M.A.H.S. 'Centaur' on 14 May 1943 and is remembered with honour at the Sydney Memorial, in Australia.
Sydney Charles Bertram Abbott's name is located at panel 118 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
You can view the Memorial here: Memorial
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