ARTHUR, Colin Tolhurst
| Service Number: | 407110 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Service Flying Training School |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia , 8 May 1916 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mount Gambier High School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Business Manager |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Canada, 4 February 1941, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Ottawa Memorial Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada Panel 1 Col 3 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Gambier High School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll, Ottawa Memorial, Ontario, Canada |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 407110 | |
| 4 Feb 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 407110, No. 1 Service Flying Training School | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Colin Tolhurst ARTHUR
Colin's plane came down into a lake in Canada during World War 2. The plane and bodies were never recovered.
War records show:
Rank: Leading Aircraftman [LAC]
Service Number: 407110
Unit: 1 Service Flg Trg School RCAF
Service: RAAF
Conflict: 1939-1945
Date of Death: 4 February 1941
Place of Death: Canada
Cause of Death: Accidental
Source: AWM148 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, Air Force
Submitted 13 September 2014 by Marcelle Edwards
Biography contributed by David Barlow
LAC Arthur 407110 and LAC Ross 400156 from Number 1 Service Flying Training School based at RCAF Camp Borden were killed when Harvard training aircraft 2704 crashed into Georgian Bay in Canada - their bodies were not recovered and they are commemorated on the Ottawa Memorial
Biography contributed
Colin Tolhurst ARTHUR was born in Mount Gambier, South Australia on 8th May, 1916
His parents were Garnet William ARTHUR & Ellen May STUCKEY
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