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29-05-2008, 11:11 PM
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You're Top Poster: #3   | Australians RAAF/RAF Deaths. How did they occur? During WW2, Australians in the RAAF and RAF were buried or memorialised in over 65 countries. How did these men die? Can you assist? St Vincent. CARTER, GEOFFREY JOHN HAMILTON Sergeant 412229 45 TG RAF 12/04/1943
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm Last edited by spidge; 30-05-2008 at 10:00 AM. |
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29-05-2008, 11:17 PM
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You're Top Poster: #3 | Trinidad & Tobago MORRIS, ALAN ARTHUR Pilot Officer 400280 53sq 28/09/1942 RISBEY, GEOFFREY THOMAS Flying Officer 400834 53sq 15/09/1942 WALKER, JACK WARING PAIX Flying Officer 401354 53sq 15/09/1942
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm Last edited by spidge; 30-05-2008 at 10:00 AM. |
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29-05-2008, 11:23 PM
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You're Top Poster: #3 | Albania Albania POTTER, DENNIS HILTON Flight Sergeant 427021 624sq RAF 1/02/1944 TENNANT, EDWARD DRAKE STEELE Flight Sergeant 410105 624sq RAF 1/02/1944 WADDELL, PETER VICTOR Warrant Officer 401163 249sq RAF 30/03/1944
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm Last edited by spidge; 30-05-2008 at 10:01 AM. |
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29-05-2008, 11:39 PM
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Name: FAULKNER, LENNOX DANE Initials: L D Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Captain Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Transport Command Date of Death: 12/04/1943 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Cemetery: GEORGETOWN CEMETERY
__________________ _________________  Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. | |
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29-05-2008, 11:58 PM
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You're Top Poster: #3 | Thanks Kyt. Good to know what happened. I do have some at Takoradi as well which will possibly fall into the same category. Cheers Geoff
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm |
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30-05-2008, 12:11 AM
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Flt/Sgt. Edward Drake Steele Tennant R.A.A.F. Sgt. Francis Cecil Rudolph Burlfinger R.A.F.V.R. Sgt. George Gardner R.A.F.V.R. Flt/Sgt Dennis Hilton Potter R.A.A.F. F/O Ronald Edwin Stanley R.A.F.V.R. Sgt. James Leo Devine R.A.F.V.R.
__________________ _________________ Beaufighter TF Mark Xs (NV427 'EO-L' nearest) of No. 404 Squadron RCAF based at Dallachy, Morayshire, breaking formation during a flight along the Scottish coast. February 1945. | |
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30-05-2008, 03:12 AM
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Informal portrait of 401163 Warrant Officer (WO) Peter Victor Waddell of Melbourne, Vic, standing on the deck of the Polish steamer Narvick, which rescued him and seven other Australian sergeant pilots after the arcades was torpedoed. WO Waddell later served with 249 Squadron, RAF and was later lost on operations on 30 March 1944 over Albania. Photo here: AWM Collection Record: P03809.006 - Informal portrait of 401163 Warrant Officer (WO) Peter Victor Waddell of Melbourne, Vic, standing on the deck of the Polish steamer Narvick, which rescued him and seven other Australian sergeant ...
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm | |
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30-05-2008, 04:42 AM
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You're Top Poster: #3 | Algeria Algeria The name of this cemetery is or is not appropriate! BEALE, HERBERT ELDON Pilot Officer 403021 179sq 21/01/1943 23 Royal Australian Air Force Australian VII. F. 18. BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA FREEMAN, REGINALD THOMAS ARTHUR Flight Sergeant 415777 458sq 27/11/1943 22 Royal Australian Air Force Australian I. C. 13. BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA INGRAM, IAN ROSS Flying Officer 403343 225sq 29/11/1942 22 Royal Australian Air Force Australian VI. A. 16. BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA MUSCHIALLI, LOUIS JAMES Flight Sergeant 410909 458sq 27/11/1943 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian I. C. 16. BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA REID, GORDON KEITH Flight Sergeant 422702 458sq 27/11/1943 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian I. F. 4. BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA RICHARDS, JACK Flight Sergeant 409851 458sq 27/11/1943 21 Royal Australian Air Force Australian I. F. 3. BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA SANDILANDS, JOHN DOUGLAS Sergeant 402613 15 OTU 16/02/1942 26 Royal Australian Air Force Australian III. D. 7. BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA STRANG, ALAN LESLIE Sergeant 400311 21 OTU 17/02/1942 22 Royal Australian Air Force Australian III. D. 13. BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA WESTON, RONALD VICTOR Flying Officer 119195 255sq RAF 6/01/1943 28 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve UK Coll. grave VIII. G. 1-13. BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA WREN, WALTER ROBERT Sergeant 402433 15 OTU 16/02/1942 20 Royal Australian Air Force Australian III. D. 10. BONE WAR CEMETERY, ANNABA
__________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm |
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30-05-2008, 08:28 AM
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53 Squadron. P/O. Risbey (RAAF) was circling low over Edinburgh Field, Trinidad, in Hudson V. AM727/D trying to land in a rain storm when the aircraft struck a tree and crashed, Risbey, P/O J W P. Walker (RAAF), Sgt A M. Parkin, Sgt N F. Brassington and AMM3C WM. Boots (USN) were all killed. | |
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30-05-2008, 08:40 AM
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28 September 1942. 53 Squadron. Hudson V9105/K was lost on an air test on 28 September. The aircraft was found in the jungle three miles south of Rio Clara, Trinidad and had struck the ground in a vertical attitude. P/O A A. Mossis (RAAF), AMM3C G M. Nobes (USN), PFC J H. Fischer, PFC S L. Shipes and Pte Smith (USAAC) were all killed. | |
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