 In January 1951 , Mackinolty was struck down suddenly with cancer and admitted to hospital at RAAF Station Laverton , Victoria . He died there on 24 February , survived by his wife and children . At the time of his death , he had served for a decade as honorary treasurer of the Returned Sailors ' , Soldiers ' and <unk> ' Imperial League of Australia , and was the last member of the original staff of the AFC in 1914 still serving . He was succeeded as AMSE by Air Vice @-@ Marshal Joe Hewitt . Described by Air Force historian Alan Stephens as " the most significant logistics officer in the history of the RAAF " , Mackinolty was accorded an Air Force funeral with full honours at Bathurst Memorial Chapel , Elsternwick , and cremated at Springvale Crematorium . 
