COLWELL, Claude Arthur
| Service Number: | 412574 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman 2 (WW2) |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Initial Training School Somers |
| Born: | Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia, 8 December 1922 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Flinders Naval Base Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 18 September 1941, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Joshua Jordan Lawn, Row V, Grave 61 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 412574 | |
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| 19 Jul 1941: | Enlisted 412574 | |
| 18 Sep 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 412574, No. 1 Initial Training School Somers |
HONOUR
From the Newspaper
Mother Receives Scroll From King
Mrs. Les Colwell, of 76 Cobra St Dubbo has received a Scroll of Honor from His Majesty the King.
The Scroll is headed with the Royal Crest and is worded:
'This Scroll commemorates Aircraftsman Class II, C. A Colwell, Royal Australian Air Force.
Held in honor is one who served King and Country in the World War of' 1939-1945, and gave his life to save mankind from tyranny.
May his sacrifice help to bring the peace and freedom for which he died.
The enclosed scroll is sent by command of the King.
Submitted 19 September 2022 by Elizabeth Allen
Biography contributed
Claude Arthur COLWELL was born in Coonamble, NSW on 8th December, 1922 - he enlisted with the RAAF under the name of his elder brother Raymond Leslie COLWELL
His parents were Leslie Sherringham COLWELL & Evelyn Violet COLLESS who married in Walgett, NSW on 23rd June, 1920
He enlisted with the RAAF on 19th July, 1941 and died from broncho pneumonia in the Flinders Naval Base Hospital in Victoria on 18th September 1942 and is buried in the Springvale Cemetery
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His Father Leslie Sherringham COLWELL (SN 59299) served during WW1 in the Australian Army and was discharged in 1918
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