WILES, Keith Robert
| Service Number: | 27141 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Black Forest, South Australia, Australia, 18 December 1921 |
| Home Town: | Glandore, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Thebarton Technical High School, Thebarton, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Locksmith, A Simpson & Son, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Dutch New Guinea, 18 September 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot C8. Row A. Grave 17. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dakota Transport A65-61 |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Jul 1940: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 27141 | |
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| 23 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 23 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 27141 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Leslie Horace and Florence Evelyn Wiles; husband of Margaret Wiles of North Footscray, Victoria.
38SQN RAAF Dakota A65-61 crashed near Merauke, Dutch NG while on a mission to return 18 former POWs to Australia
All on board were killed in the crash: SAWREY, Allan George (Flight Sergeant) 6188 / WILES, Keith Robert (Flight Sergeant) 27141 / BLACKMORE, Francis Leonard Henry (Sergeant) 47042 / DUNDERDALE, William Royce (Leading Aircraftsman) 170241 / WILKINSON, Eric (Warrant Officer) 405949 / HUNTER, Arthur Jack (Warrant Officer) 411069 / CAMPBELL, Allan (Warrant Officer) 412376 / HUGHES, Albert Clifford (Warrant Officer) 414566 / STIBBARD, Noel Royce (Flying Officer) 421110 / Sister Marie Eileen Craig 501399 RAAF Nursing Service of Number 2 Medical Air Evacuation Unit