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TIBBITS, Wilfred John Peter
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 403081, NX8927 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Aircrew Training Units |
| Born: | Goulburn, NSW, 22 October 1918 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Saskatchewan, Canada, 13 June 1941, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Yorkton Cemetery, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada Block 5, Lot 80, Grave c, Yorkton Cemetery, Yorkton, Canada |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yorketown Kadina Union Bank WW2 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 403081 | |
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| 6 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX8927 | |
| 9 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 403081 | |
| 9 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 403081, Aircrew Training Units |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Leading Aircraftman Wilfred John Peter Tibbits 403081 was killed when Harvard 3798 of Number 11 Service Flying Training School (11SFTS) RCAF based at Yorkton crashed in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Son of James Wilfred Douglas and Agnes Grace TIBBITS, of Kirribilli, New South Wales, Australia.