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ROBERTS, Alexander James
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 401591 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Royal Canadian Air Force Training Units |
| Born: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia , 4 June 1920 |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mildura High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Motor Accident, Canada, 7 April 1941, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Military Section Lot 1608 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Merbein Memorial Gates, Merbein Memorial Walls, Mildura High School WW2 Honour Roll |
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Alexander Edward and Mary Lillian Roberts, of Mildura, Victoria
Leading Aircraftman Alexander Edward Roberts 401591 RAAF of Number 3 Wireless School RCAF Winnipeg was killed in a Motor Vehicle accident at Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
Also killed were Corporal James Fortner RCAF R/63832 & civilian James Kirkpatrick of Winnipeg
Two members of the RAAF were injured: LAC Sides 403842 (discharged March 1942) & LAC Glenton-Wright 404913 (KIA 31May42 with 23OTU over Holland)