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WALTON, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | V27634, 410928 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Aircraft Depot Laverton |
| Born: | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 20 July 1922 |
| Home Town: | Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Assistant Storeman |
| Died: | 14 May 1977, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V27634, 2nd Division Cavalry Regiment | |
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| 26 Mar 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, V27634 | |
| 27 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 410928 | |
| 27 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 410928, Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 26 Jul 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 410928, No. 1 Aircraft Depot Laverton |
Personal Stories
My Uncle Richard
My mother was Margaret Gertrude Doreian Walton before she married my father, Cecil Theodore Vidler, in Melbourne Australia on 12 March 1949.
My Mum had three older brothers, the third of them was Richard Walton.
As passed down to me by my Mum, her brother Richard, my uncle, was a Navigator who flew in Bristol Beaufighters during WWII. I Told to me by my Mum before she died on 22 August 2017.
Submitted 5 June 2025 by John M Vidler
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