Kevin James BRADY

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BRADY, Kevin James

Service Number:	442328
Enlisted:	19 June 1943
Last Rank:	Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Henley Beach, Adelaide, South Australia, 22 November 1922
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Christian Brothers' College, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Machinist (Precision Grinding)
Died:	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 27 April 1970, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Henley Beach Council WW2 Honour Roll and Addendum

World War 2 Service

19 Jun 1943:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA
19 Jun 1943:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 442328
13 Mar 1947:	Discharged

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Flight Sergeant Kevin James Brady (Service No:442328) enlisted in the RAAF at No 5 Recruiting Centre Adelaide on 19 June 1943 as a Aircraftman II - mustered as Air Crew, re mustered as Air Gunner. Flight Sergeant Brady was attached to 21 Squadron at Discharge on 13 March 1947.

Kevin was born at Henley Beach, Adelaide, South Australia in 1922, sixth of eight children of Michael Ignatius Brady (b1887 in Virginia, Adelaide, South Australia) and Ruby Catherine Hogg (b1886 in Burnside, Adelaide, South Australia). Michael and Ruby married in 1910 in Adleaide, where they settled and raised their family and Michael was a Chemist.

On completing school (Christian Brothers' College in Adelaide), Kevin worked as a Machinist (Precision Grinding) before enlisting in the RAAF. In 1944 in Hindmarsh, South Australia he married Pauline McMahon (b1927 in Adelaide, South Australia) - Pauline was a Shop Assistant in Adelaide. Following his Discharge from the RAAF, Kevin settled in Adelaide, where he completed qualifications as a Physiotherapist and worked for the Department of Social Services. Kevin and Pauline were Divorced in 1953 - Kevin's later marriage was annulled. In the 1960s, Kevin moved to Port Moresby, Papua New Guiea where he was an English Teacher. Kevin died in 1970.

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