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GUDGEON, Hector John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 421804 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1942, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Gulgong, NSW, 3 May 1918 |
| Home Town: | Gulgong, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 13 August 1995, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gulgong Cemetery Ang. EB1 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 421804, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 17 May 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 421804 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Hector had a traumatic amputation of the left Fore Arm when on the night of Feb 23 1944 while night flying at Southrop he was asked by his instructor to proceed to an aircraft and wait for him. When he got there he discovered his parachute was U.S. and returned to the flight to change it. In the meantime his instructor had proceeded to the aircraft. He was doubtful as to the identity of his Aircraft and proceeded to the nose to identify it. In his consquent haste not to keep his instructor waiting he was hit by the propellor and his foremarm was amputated.
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