LILLINGSTON, Harvey Frederick
| Service Number: | 80832 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
| Born: | Middle Park, Victoria, Australia, 19 May 1910 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 80832, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots | |
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| 11 Dec 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 80832, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
Harvey Frederick Lillingston
Harvey was born on 19th May 1910 in South Melbourne to Frederick George Lillingston and Winifred (nee Harvey) (1885 - 1910) His parents were from Adelaide where they married on 6th October 1909.
Tragically his mother died only 2 days after his birth. Father and son returned to Adelaide at some time as there is mention of Harvey being involved in a minor accident in 1926.
He enlisted in the Airforce where he was a Leading Aircraftman.
He married Dorothy Marion Taylor on 2nd January 1937. They had two daughters - Janice Shirley (18 January 1939) and Sandra (17th Jan 1944)
After the war he became a Machine Miner and lived for a time at 59 Campbell St Kalgoorlie and 18 Ward St Lamington, Kalgoorlie WA.
He died on 20 December 1978 and is buried in Darwin General Cemetery
Submitted 3 January 2026 by Vicki Hansen
Biography contributed by Vicki Hansen
Born in Melbourne to Frederick George and Winifred (nee Harvey) on 19 May 1910. Sadly his mother died only 2 days after his birth. His father and mother, were originally from Adelaide, and after his mother's death they returned to Adelaide for a time. Harvey later became a miner and worked in Western Australia. He married Dorothy Marion (nee Taylor) on 2 January 1937 and they had two girls, Janice Shirley born in Kalgoorlie in 1939 and Sandra born in 1944 in St Andrews Midland Junction (in the eastern suburbs of Perth). Harvey died on 20 Dec 1978 and is buried in Darwin General Cemetery.
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