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CLARKSON, Keith Ellwood
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 408969 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 805 Squadron (RAN) |
| Born: | Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, 27 August 1922 |
| Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pilot |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Korea, 5 November 1951, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra Korean War Memorial, Gympie Memorial Lane Murals, Ipswich Korean War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Lithgow War Memorial, Norfolk Island Korean War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 408969, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408969 | |
| 24 Jul 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 408969, Operational Training Units (RAF), No. 8 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (8 OTU) RAF Fraserburgh Coastal Command | |
| 26 Jul 1945: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant |
Korean War Service
| 25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, 408969, No. 805 Squadron (RAN) | |
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| 31 Aug 1951: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, 408969, No. 805 Squadron (RAN), RAN Operations - Korea | |
| 5 Nov 1951: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, 408969, No. 805 Squadron (RAN), RAN Operations - Korea |
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Enlisted in RAAF as Keith (Ellwood) Clarkson - National Archives of Australia file A9300, CLARKSON K E
Discharged from RAAF at own request 24 Jul 1945 to join RAN
Enlisted in Navy as Keith [Elwood] Clarkson - National Archives of Australia file A6769, CLARKSON K E
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