Squadron Leader Wilbur Lawrence Wackett
The name Wilbur Lawrence Wackettis listed on the Memorial
The monument is in Boggers Park Memorial memorial, Pine Creek, Northern Territories, Australia.
There are 5 other names mentioned on this monument.
Wilbur Lawrence Wackett was buried in 1944. The actual date of death is not currently recorded on the GPR database but it may be on the grave monument photograph.
Wilbur Lawrence Wackett is listed on the GPR memorial numbered 936012.
Wilbur Lawrence Wackett has the record number 1922802 within the GPR person name database table.
The record was added to the GPR on 30 January 2023
There are 3 images available for the monument listing Wilbur Lawrence Wackett (see grave detail page).
The follow note is stored against Wilbur Lawrence Wackett record:
Service No. 588. Was Missing in Action after a plane he was flying crashed in Northern Territory , north east of Darwin 24th September 1944 while returning from an operational flight to Port Moresby . The cash was attributed to the lack of visibility due to extensive grass fires across the Top End at the time. By all appearances he survived the crash but his body was never found. He was responsible for the designing and building of Widgeon 11 biplane flying boat.