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Flying Officer Sydney Charles Bertram Abbott Jr.

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Flying Officer Sydney Charles Bertram Abbott Jr.

Birth
Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
Death
9 Aug 1943 (aged 22)
Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
Burial
Marham, Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, Norfolk, England Add to Map
Plot
War Graves Plot. Grave 41.
Memorial ID
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1943 Sept Quarter death registration-
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
1943 Sept Quarter death registration-
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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