BURT, Francis Theodore Page
| Service Numbers: | F3286, O52772 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 14 June 1918 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Claremont, Western Australia, 8 September 2004, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, F3286 | |
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| 23 Apr 1942: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, F3286 | |
| 27 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O52772, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 20 Feb 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O52772, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Johnson
When Francis "Blue" Burt and Allen "Blue" Bagshaw joined No. 10 Squadron at Plymouth in 1941, both had the nickname "Blue". When they flew in the same Sunderland Flying Boat crew, pilot Francis Burt had his nickname changed to "Red".
"Red's" claim to fame is that he was knighted and became the 11th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. "Blue's" claim to fame was that he played cricket for the RAAF against England at Lords and WAFL footbal for Perth.
Source: Highgate RSL
https://highgate-rsl.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/202111-Highgate-West-Perth-Centenary-Publication.pdf