Royal Australian Air Force

During the Second World War, many Royal Australian Air Force personnel served in RAF Squadrons at bases and military airfields throughout Northern Ireland.

Leslie Woods

Flight Sergeant | 414859

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sergeant Leslie Woods died on 28th November 1943 during a training flight with No. 7 OTU in Portballintrae, Co. Antrim.

Norman Athol Cooper

Flight Sergeant | 421978

Flight Sergeant Norman Athol Cooper died on 19th June 1944. The Australian airman served in RAF 59 Squadron based at RAF Ballykelly, Co. Londonderry.

Norman Francis Dougald McCallum

Flight Sergeant | 418001

Australian Flight Sergeant Norman Francis Dougald McCallum died on 29th November 1943 and is buried alongside fellow crew members in Lisburn, Co. Antrim.

Richard Henry Sproge

Sergeant | 427266

Sergeant Richard Henry Sproge served in the Royal Australian Air Force. The 22-year-old died when his plane came down in Co. Antrim on 27th March 1944.

Robert Hugh Gillian

Flight Sergeant | 37399

Robert Hugh Gillian died on 6th March 1943 as Avro Anson LV153 crashed in the Sperrin Mountains, Co. Tyrone. The Australian navigator was 27 years old.

Ross Wellesley Lindeman

Sergeant | 493141

Sergeant Ross Wellesley Lindeman served in the Royal Australian Air Force. While flying with 153 Squadron, he died on 25th January 1942 in Co. Londonderry.

Stanley Donald Wills

Flight Sergeant | 400746

Royal Australian Air Force Flight Sergeant Stanley Donald Wills served in RAF 153 Squadron at RAF Ballyhalbert, Co. Down when he died on 26th May 1942.

Thomas Charles Stevens

Sergeant | 9452

Royal Australian Air Force Sergeant Thomas Charles Stevens from Ballarat, Victoria died on 29th March 1943 when Beaufort AW277 crashed in Northern Ireland.

Vernon James Pither

Sergeant | 408512

Sergeant Vernon James Pither served with the Royal Australian Air Force. He died on 20th July 1942 in an aviation accident near the Giant's Causeway.