DE GARIS, Alfred Keith
| Service Number: | 416835 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia , 3 March 1914 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mildura High School |
| Occupation: | Employee of Malcolm Reid & Co. Ltd. |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Scotland, 31 March 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Douglas Bank Cemetery, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Sec A Grave 260 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Keswick Prospect Methodist Church Honour Board WW2, Mildura High School WW2 Honour Roll, Prospect Methodist Church WW2 Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Oct 1941: | Involvement Flying Officer, 416835 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 11 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 416835 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Royal Navy De Havilland DH86 aircraft AX844 of 782 Squadron (Communications Flight) crashed on take-off from RNAS Donibristle (HMS Merlin) in Fife, Scotland for a five minute familiarization flight, across the River Forth, to RAF Turnhouse
Royal Navy crew: Petty Officer Airman (Pilot) Parr FX 82259 / Leading Airman Murphy FX 91318
Newly arrived Airmen from Number 11 Personnel Depot & Reception Centre (formerly undergoing training in Canada)
HENDERSON, William Gordon (Pilot Officer) 413766 RAAF
PUDNEY, Brian Harwood (Flying Officer) 416699 RAAF
DE GARIS, Alfred Keith (Pilot Officer) 416835 RAAF
SHROFF, Owen Mortimer (Pilot Officer) 416645 RNZAF
SMITH, Maurice Victor (Pilot Officer) 422327 RNZAF
Pilot Officer Newman 436336 RNZAF survived
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred Ernest and Alice Ruby Degaris; husband of Isabel Berry Degaris, of Prospect, South Australia.
LOVINGLY REMEMBERED
Mrs. A. R. DeGaris, of 217 South terrace, Adelaide, has received information that her eldest son, PO Alfred Keith DeGaris, RAAF, was killed in an air crash over Scotland on March 31. His wife and two daughters returned to Mildura after his enlistment. He was employed by Malcolm Reid & Co, Ltd. Adelaide, when he enlisted. For a number of years the family resided at Prospect.
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