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COLLIER, James Keith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 407114 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 4 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 7 July 1921 |
| Home Town: | Glenunga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), New Guinea, 5 July 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Plot Q. Row C. Grave 9, Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 407114, No. 1 Initial Training School Somers, Adelaide | |
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| 22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 407114 | |
| 19 Feb 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 407114, No. 23 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45 | |
| 20 Oct 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 407114, No. 21 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45 | |
| 27 May 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 407114, No. 5 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45 | |
| 23 Apr 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 407114, No. 4 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45 |
Personal Stories
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Flying Officer James Keith Collier 407114 was killed when Boomerang A46-88 of 4SQN RAAF crashed near Nassau Bay, New Guinea after being hit by ground fire from US troops
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