Ross Allan POWELL

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Service Number:	81826
Enlisted:	29 August 1942
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots
Born:	Bridgetown, Western Australia, 28 July 1924
Home Town:	Bridgetown, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Accidental (Ground Accident), Pearce, Western Australia, Pearce, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 18 July 1946, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Perth War Cemetery and Annex, Western Australia MB3, Perth War Cemetery and Annex, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 81826
29 Aug 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Ground Training Schools
29 Aug 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 81826
18 Jul 1946:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 81826, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots

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Two RAAF vehicles collided near Pearce airbase with four airmen killed:

Corporal Peter James Wall 29351

Corporal Charles Whitley Chester 3093

LAC Ross Allan Powell 81826

Flight Sergeant Raymond Thomas Tapping 29489