NUMBER:

RAAF 21892

BATTALION / UNIT / SHIP:

GRS Laverton

PLACE & DATE OF BIRTH:

Korumburra 8 April 1918

NEXT OF KIN:

Mabel Lincoln, his mother was NOK. The son of Robert and Mabel Mary Lincoln, of Leongatha.

PLACE & DATE OF ENLISTMENT:

13 February 1941 in Sydney

LOCATION ON ENLISTMENT:

Glebe Sydney

OCCUPATION:

Shop assistant

PLACE & DATE OF DEATH:

11 March 1942, aged 23, at RAAF Laverton Victoria

LOCATION OF GRAVE/MEMORIAL:

He is remembered on the Victorian Cremation Memorial Springvale and on the Leongatha Memorial

RELATIONSHIP TO WOORAYL SHIRE:

Harold lived in Ruby and Leongatha before attending Ivanhoe Grammar School for 7 years and spent two years at The University of Melbourne. 

MILITARY/OTHER HISTORY:

His family were involved in the grocery and catering business in Leongatha. Rosie Lincoln, Harold's sister, was a popular grocer in Leongatha. Harold worked in New Zealand and Sydney before enlisting.

After enlisting Harold trained as a wireless operator. He was killed when an aircraft engaged on a training flight to Laverton crashed into the sea near Point Cook. There were four airmen on board and no survivors.

The following notices appeared in the Melbourne Press

LINCOLN - The Funeral of the late

AC1 HAROLD GRAVELL LNCOLN will leave the Chapel of B Matthews Ptv Ltd 105 Toorak road South Yarra THIS DAY (Monday, March 161 at 3 45 p m for the Springvale Crematorium

B MATHEWS PTY LTD Win 64

Argus 14 March 1942

LINCOLN.-On March 11, at Point Cook

(result of aircraft accident, Harold Gravell,

youngest son of Mabel and Robert Lincoln

Leongatha late of Ruby, aged 23 years

LINCOLN.-On March 11, at Point Cook (result of aircraft accident),Harold Gravell, brother of Ethel (Mrs. Hines), Rosie, Robert, George, and Mabel(Ivanhoe Grammar School) aged 23 years