P01630.003 Accession Number: P01630.003

Description

Darwin Area, Northern Territory. The crew of No. 20 Squadron RAAF, Consolidated Catalina A24-203 which, under the command of Pilot Officer Ross Schulz, failed to return from a mission to the Pescadores Islands on the night of 7 March 1945. Identified, left to right, back row: 410296 Warrant Officer (WO) William Voss 'Snow' Bates, of Redcliffe, Qld, aged 34 years; 73252 Sergeant (Sgt) Walter Douglas 'Scottie' Scott, of Rozelle, NSW, aged 20 years; 68674 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) William Alan (Bill) Rowe, of Merewether, NSW, aged 32 years; 67893 Sergeant (Sgt) Alfred Russel (Rus) Jones, of South Murwillumbah, NSW, aged 21 years; 19805 Sergeant (Sgt) Donald Kelway (Don) Storrie, of Wagga Wagga, NSW, aged 25 years. Front row: 419457 Warrant Officer (WO) James Reginald (Reg) Cleworth, of Sandringham, Vic, aged 22 years; 412995 Warrant Officer (later Pilot Officer [PO]) Malcolm Oswald 'Ron' Merrett, of Cremorne, NSW, aged 24 years; 417318 Warrant Officer (WO, later Pilot Officer [PO]) Ross William Schulz, of Meadows, SA, aged 21 years, and 405902 Flying Officer (FO) Keith McClement Caulley, of Gympie, Qld, aged 22 years. None of the above crew have any known grave and are all listed on the Labuan Memorial in Saba, Malaysia. Donor J R Cleworth.

Details

People

• Flight Sergeant Alfred Russell Jones
• Flying Officer Keith McClement Caulley
• Warrant Officer Walter Voss Bates
• Flight Sergeant William Alan Rowe
• Pilot Officer Ross William Schulz
• Pilot Officer Malcolm Oswald Merrett
• Sergeant Walter Douglas Scott

Rolls

• Jones, Alfred Russell
• Caulley, Keith McClement
• Bates, Walter Voss
• Rowe, William Alan
• Schulz, Ross William
• Merrett, Malcolm Oswald
• Scott, Walter Douglas

Conflicts

• Second World War, 1939-1945

Places

• East Point

Units

• No. 20 Squadron

Tags

• Consolidated Catalina
• Group portraits