CAMPBELL, William Geoffrey
| Service Number: | 261730 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Squadron Leader |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Reserve (Civil Aircrew) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 9 September 1911 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pilot |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Port Moresby, New Guinea, 26 November 1943, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Lodestar aircraft VH-CAB operated by Qantas Empire Airways (QEA) for the Allied Directorate of Air Transport crashed shortly after take-off from Wards airstrip near Port Moresby, New Guinea with all on board killed. Australian service personnel buried at Bomana -
CAMPBELL, William Geoffrey (Squadron Leader) RAAF 261730 (Qantas Captain - Pilot)
HENDERSON, John Randolph Fleming (Pilot Officer) RAAF 410863 (Qantas First Officer)
LITTLE, Keith George (Flying Officer) RAAF 267726 (Qantas Engineer)
EVAN, Neil Grosvenor (Flight Sergeant) RAAF 417064 (Wireless Operator)
JENKE, Leslie Harold (Flight Sergeant) RAAF 8868 (Equipment Assistant)
McCARTHY, John Francis (Major) NX7195 (2nd Echelon Land HQ)
BOLGER, John Benedict (Lieutenant Colonel) NX462 (2/6th Field Regiment)
MARSTON, Edward John (Lieutenant Colonel) VX39064 (HQ 11 Australian Division)