1 W.A.G.S. Memorial Roll

The Memorial Roll commemorates to date 1,182 RAAF 1 W.A.G.S. trainees who were killed in action or on active service during WW2. These brave young men made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country, leaving behind grief-stricken families often not knowing what happened to their loved ones. As Wireless Operators, Air Gunners and Navigators they were crew for RAF and RAAF squadrons and served in all Theatres of War during WW2 - the U.K, Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the Pacific and Australia. Those who perished died as a result of air battles, aircraft accidents or as P.O.W’s. and many rest isolated from their homeland. Those servicemen on the MEMORIAL ROLL are listed below in alphabetical order.

This site is our way of paying homage to these 1 W.A.G.S airmen and their families. More

Name
Service No.
Status
Rank
Operations - Unit / Squadron
KEALLEY, Lance Radford
416217
Killed
Sergeant
Aircraft collision Timor Indonesia - 13 SQN
KEALY, John William
415995
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle North Sea - 90 SQN
KEEPING, John Blane
404295
Killed
Sergeant
Flying battle Malaya target Kluang. - 211SQN F/East
KEER, John Archibald
407366
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Accidental Mosul Iraq Middle East - 52 SQN
KELLY, Brian Charles Francis
436681
Killed
Warrant Officer
Accidental Morotai Island - 30 Sqn.
KELLY, Joseph Colwyn
407986
Killed
Warrant Officer
Air ops U.K. Flying battle Atlantic Ocean. - 10 SQN RAF
KEMP, Francis Peter
406871
Killed
Sergeant
Flying battle Timor - 13 SQN
KEON, Felix Edward
410242
Killed
Warrant Officer
Flying battle Timor - 55OBU
KERBY, James Allan
410673
Killed
Pilot Officer
Air ops. from U.K target Berlin Germany - 460 SQN
KERR, Roderick Thomas
401799
Killed
Sergeant
Air ops. In sea 2 miles S.E. Of Salamana New Guinea - 22 SQN
KEVAN, Harold James
406040
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle Burma - 113 SQN F/East
KEYS, Frederick Raymond
401220
Killed
Sergeant
Accidental U.K - 460 Conversion Flight
KIFT, Robert Stanley
410674
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Air ops. From the U.K - 35 SQN
KILLEN, Keith Leonard James
416861
Killed
Warrant Officer
Air ops. Flores Island N.E.I - HQ NWA
KILPATRICK, Brian Andrew
408552
Killed
Sergeant
Flying battle Ambon - 2 SQN
KING, James Kevin
406980
Killed
Sergeant
Flying battle Germany - 460 SQN
KING, Kenneth John
436330
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Air ops. Reims France - 5 LFS
KING, Sidney James
410675
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle N.W. Europe - 50 SQN
KIRKBY, George Henry
406332
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle Egypt Middle East - 104 SQN
KITCHEN, Stanley Charles
410347
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Air ops. From the U.K - 57 SQN
KLEISDORFF, Murray Ralph
407695
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Air ops. from the Uk flying battle N.W. Europe - 405 SQN
KNAPMAN, Alfred Sydney
400806
Killed
Flying Officer
Flying accident near Mildura Vic. Australia. Pilot - 2 OTU
KNAPP, Jack Frederick
415664
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Air ops. from the U.K. Crashed near Issime, Italy - 142 SQN
KNIGHT, Frank
415536
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Air ops. Target Dedugdo Italy - 21 OTU
KNOX, Malcolm Thomas Foster
415537
Killed
Warrant Officer
Air ops. Genoa Italy - 458 SQN
KNYVETT, Edmund Murray Hugh
401221
Killed
Flying Officer
Died of illness Alfred Hospital Melbourne Vic. - 10 SQN
KRAEMER, John Robert
401699
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle near Shouldham, Norfolk U.K - 97 SQN
KRIEG, Carl Victor
437425
Killed
Sergeant
Air ops. over France, Langon. Target Vierson France - 101 SQN
KRUCK, Norman Thomas
435368
Killed
Leading Aircraftman
Aircraft accident Lady Julia Percy Island Vic. Australia - 2 AOS Mt Gambier
KRUTLI, Reginald Arthur
421870
Killed
Warrant Officer
Air ops. from UK target Berlin Germany - 460 SQN

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