TEE, Walter
| Service Number: | 418988 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 8 October 1923 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Australia, 25 September 2017, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 418988 | |
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| 1 Feb 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 418988 |
Short Stirling MkIV, EF267, X9-C, 299 Sqn.
September 19, 1944, 12.50 take off from RAF airfield Keevel (Whitshire) to drop supplies at Arnheim / Oosterbeek. Operation Market Garden.
The Stirling was hit by FLAK after dropping the supplies.
The pilot Colin Alexander Russell Bayne try to get in safety behind the allied lines at Wijchen but the plane crashed landed at the "Stationslaan" (streetname) next to the mill and castle at Wijchen center.
All crewmembers survived the crash but were taken by the Germans. They al become POW for the last eight months of the war.
The most crewmembers were taken to prison camp Stalag Luft 7 at Bankau.
Walter's POW nr was 869.
Other members:
P/O Colin Alexander Russel Bayne 1st pilot
Sgt William Hume flight engineer
F/O john William Clifford navigator
F/Sgt leslie Woodsburn Dixon bomb aimer
Sgt Lioyd William Robbins tail gunner
Drv dispatcher W. Nicholson
Drv dispatcher A. Hicks
Submitted 5 October 2024 by Gerald Tebes