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HILLER, John Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 407550 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Glenelg, South Australia, 11 June 1911 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Rengit, Burma, Far East, 27 September 1941, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore Memorial, Singapore |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Pulteney Grammar School WW2 Honour Roll, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brighton Glenelg District WW2 Honour Roll, City of Port Pirie WW2 Memorial Gates, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 9 Nov 1940: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 407550 | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 9 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 407550 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer John Edward Hiller 407550 RAAF and Sergeant Leslie John Wigglesworth 637848 RAF of 100SQN RAF was killed when Vickers Vildebeest K6404 crashed near Rengit, Burma - their bodies were not recovered and they are commemorated on the Singapore Memorial
Pilot Officer Thomas Ronald Lamb 41692 RAF survived the incident