CRASH OF AN AVRO ANSON
AT WOORACK
8 MILES NORTH EAST OF NHILL, VIC
ON 13 MAY 1943
During a training mission from Mt Gambier to Nhill, Avro Anson W2574, a twin engined trainer with five crew crashed in fog at Woorack just 8 miles north east of Nhill, on the 13 May 1943. The crew of five were all killed instantly and were buried at the Nhill cemetery.
| NAME | SERVICE NO. | BORN ON | BORN AT | POSTING |
| Flying Officer Leonard Fraser Gillespie Seabrook | 406878 | 10 Jul 1910 | Broken Hill | 2 Air Observers School |
| Leading Aircraftman Victor Vernon Darby | 418354 | 28 Feb 1919 | Waltah, India | 2 Air Observers School Mt Gambier |
| Sergeant Victor Keith Jordan | 408457 | 28 Dec 1923 | Hobart, Tasmania | 2 Air Observers School Mt Gambier |
| Pilot Officer Harold Wilfred Rash | 427546 | 6 Dec 1923 | Northam, WA | 4 Service Flying Training School |
| Sergeant David Richard James Edwards | 417295 | 21 Aug 1923 | Cleve, SA | 2 Air Observers School Mt Gambier |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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