MCDONALD, William Cameron
| Service Number: | 4505 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 June 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 14 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia, 2 March 1917 |
| Home Town: | Melton, Melton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Mediterranean Sea near Barcelona, Spain, Off Spain, 29 March 1944, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mataro RC Cemetery, Catalonia, Spain Mataro Roman Catholic Cemetery, Mataro, Catalonia, Spain |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Jun 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Point Cook | |
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| 15 Jun 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 4505 | |
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 4505 | |
| 29 Mar 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 4505, No. 14 Squadron (RAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Marauder B117780 of 14 Squadron RAF crashed in the Mediterranean Sea close to the town of Mataro on the Spanish coast while on an armed reconnaissance in the region of Bonafacio (Corsica) - Marseilles - Barcelona
The bodies of 5 of the crewmen were recovered by Spanish authorities and buried in the Mataro Roman Catholic Cemetery but that of FSGT Lamond was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Malta Memorial
LAMOND, Frank Raymond (Flight Sergeant) 410349
LANHAM, Ronald (Flight Sergeant) 421990
LEWIS, John Walsh (Flying Officer) 417089
McDONALD, William Cameron (Flying Officer) 4505
PEEDOM, Charles Manning (Flight Sergeant) 421620
WOODS, Michael Thomas (Flight Sergeant) 421840