Memorial Roll Statistics
The following Statistics are taken from THE MEMORIAL ROLL data base. We intend that they provide a collective over view of this important area of the website. The areas included are the ones with the most 1 W.A.G.S fatalities and are not a complete list.
Trainees at 1 W.A.G.S came from all over Australia. 63 were born overseas. 9 Airmen listed on the Memorial Roll were born in Ballarat.
RAAF/RAF Squadrons with the most fatalities of 1 W.A.G.S Trainees. [Under 10 not listed]
It should be noted that 464 trainees were killed serving in BOMBER COMMAND SQUADRONS, approximately 40%.
Squadron –
1 Squadron - 12
10 Squadron - 15
24 Squadron - 16
31 Squadron - 10
101 Squadron - 10
223 Squadron - 11
458 Squadron - 13
463 Squadron - 25
1 Operational Training Unit - 24
27 Operational Training Unit - 18
53 Operational Base Unit - 13
No. 2 Squadron - 33
13 Squadron - 24
22 Squadron - 11
32 Squadron - 12
111 Squadron - 19
454 Squadron - 14
460 Squadron - 69
466 Squadron - 20
8 Squadron - 11
14 Squadron – 21
30 Squadron - 11
100 Squadron - 33
207 Squadron - 10
455 Squadron - 20
461 Squadron - 12
467 Squadron - 28
The most common aircraft flown/crewed in with fatalities from 1 W.A.G.S trainees. [Others are not listed]
Lancaster
Wellington
Halifax
Lockheed Hudson
Beaufighter
Boston
Catalina
Avro Anson
Baltimore
Blenheim
Stirling
Dekota
Liberator
Handley Page
Sunderland
de Havilland Mosquito
Rank of 1 W.A.G.S trainee fatalities.
F/Sgt – 497
F/Off - 125
W/Off - 109
P/Off - 104
Sgt - 300
FL/Lt - 25
Ac1 - 6
Cpl - 1
Lac - 15
Course No.’s and range of numbers of 1 W.A.G.S. trainee fatalities.
Fatalities 0 -10
Fatalities 11 - 20
Fatalities 21 - 30
Fatalities 31 - 40
Fatalities 41+
Fatalities 0-10
Fatalities 11-20
1 WAGS Courses 38,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58
1 WAGS Courses 15,18,20,21,29,34,36,37,39,40
1 WAGS Courses 1,2,4,7,16,17,19,22,23,24,25,26,28,31,32,35
1 WAGS Courses 3,5,6,8,10,11,12,13,14,27,30,33
1 WAGS Courses 9
Navigator Courses 1,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12
Navigator Courses 2,8
Age and number at death of 1 W.A.G.S trainees.
Age 18 - 2
Age 19 - 54
Age 20 - 184
Age 21 - 162
Age 22 - 107
Age 23 - 113
Age 24 - 89
Age 25 - 67
Age 26 - 79
Age 27 - 68
Age 28 - 52
Age 29 - 45
Age 30 - 47
Age 32 - 31
Age 33 - 22
Age 34 - 12
Age 35 - 4
Age 36 - 3
Age 38 - 1
Age 42 - 1
Most common reason for fatalities of 1 W.A.G.S trainees.
Aircraft accidents - 299
Air Operations - 854
Other - 29
The majority of aircraft accidents occured in Australia and The United Kingdom.
31 Prisoners of War died as a result of Air Operations, 22 at the hands of the Japanese with the rest whilst prisoners of Italian/German captors.
Illness, Ground accidents, Drownings, Injuries
No of fatalities per Year of WW2.
1940 - 4
1941 - 43
1946 - 6
1942 - 283
1943 - 310
Unknown - 1
1944 - 383
1945 - 152
The main Cemeteries of 1 W.A.G.S trainees. [Others are not listed]
Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery
Brookwood Military Cemetery Surrey United Kingdom
Cambridge City Cemetery United Kingdom
Choloy War Cemetery France
Durnbach Cemetery Germany
Eindhoven [Woensel] General Cemetery Netherlands
Hanover War Cemetery Germany
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Germany
Rheinberg War Cemetery Germany
Hotton War Cemetery Luxembourg Belgium
Labuan War Cemetery Malaysia
Lae War Cemetery Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby Bomana War Cemetery
The main Memorials of 1 W.A.G.S trainees. [Others are not listed]
Adelaide River War Cemetery Northern Territory Memorial
El Alamein Memorial Egypt
Ambon Memorial Indonesia
Lae Memorial Papua New Guinea
Malta Memorial
Northern Territory Memorial Australia
Rabaul Memorial Cemetery New Guinea
Runnymede Memorial Surrey United Kingdom
Singapore Memorial
Sydney Memorial NSW Australia
Enlistment locations of 1 W.A.G.S trainee fatalities.
VIC
Ballarat 1
Laverton 2
Melbourne 346
Sugar Loaf Creek 1
NSW
Sydney 68
Darling Point 1
Woolloomooloo 4
W.A
Perth 334
QLD
Brisbane 65
SA
Adelaide 317
TAS
Hobart 37
Unknown
6
Theatres of War served in by 1 W.A.G.S trainee fatalities. [Not all are listed.]
Germany [Berlin, Duisburg, Frankfurt, Essen, Munich, Nuremberg]
United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Ireland
Europe - France - Bay of Biscay, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, N.W Europe
Pacific - New Guinea - Milne Bay, Gasmata, Timor, Indonesia - Celebes, Netherlands East Indies, Borneo, Malaya
Middle East - Egypt - El-Alamein, Burma, India,
Mediterranean - Italy, Aegean Sea,Mediterranean Sea
Australia - RAAF bases in Northern and Western Australia, Queensland.
Training bases throughout Australia. One to mention Sale, Victoria.
Citations awarded to 1 W.A.G.S trainee fatalities.
DFM [Distinguished Flying Medal] - 18
DFC [Distinguished Flying Cross] - 7
GM [ George Medal] - 1
NAA Status of 1 W.A.G.S trainee fatalities
Digitized - 455
Open - 428
Not yet Examined - 297
No of Photos on the MEMORIAL ROLL - 1200+
