Flying Officer Francis Norman Meyer
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- Service number
- 290745
- Unit
- Royal Australian Air Force 13 Squadron
- Cause of death
- Died as Prisoner of War
- Place of death
- Ambon, Indonesia
- Date of death
- 20 February 1942
- Age
- 20
- Plaque number
- M251
- Co-located plaques
- M251A - SGT William Powell
- Dedicated by
- Family on 19 February 2011
- More information
Biography presented during plaque dedication:
Flying Officer Francis Norman Meyer of 13 Squadron RAAF was born in October 1921 at South Guildford. He was one of two sons and three daughters born to Thomas and Olive Meyer of Ninth Avenue, Maylands.
He attended East Guildford convent, St Patrick’s Boys School and Perth Technical College.
After leaving school he was employed at Hume Pipe Company as a cadet engineer and in his spare time enjoyed bike riding and yachting.
After enlisting in February 1940, he trained at Parafield South Australia, Laverton Victoria, Point Cook Victoria, Cootamundra New South Wales, Geraldton Western Australia and finally at No.1 Operational Training Unit, Nhill in Victoria where he learned to fly Lockheed Hudson bombers.
In January 1942 he transferred to 13 Squadron at Laha, Ambon in support of Gull force. Following the invasion of the island he was in a small party that tried to escape to Ceram but they were captured.
Flying Officer Francis Norman Meyer, service number 290745, was executed while a prisoner of war at Ambon on 20 February 1942. He was 20 years of age.
His plaque is placed alongside Sergeant William Stephen Powell who was also serving with 13 Squadron RAAF.