Allan Oliver WALKINGTON

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WALKINGTON, Allan Oliver

Service Numbers:	S41287, 437031
Enlisted:	15 October 1941
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer
Last Unit:	No. 194 Squadron (RAF)
Born:	Terowie, South Australia, 26 July 1921
Home Town:	Appila, Mount Remarkable, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Flying Battle, Burma, 20 June 1945, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar Taukkyan War Cemetery, Mingaladon, Yangon, Myanmar
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, District of Terowie Honour Roll WW2, Terowie War Memorial

World War 2 Service

15 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Private, S41287, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) , Winabara, South Australia
15 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S41287
16 Oct 1941:	Involvement Private, S41287, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) , Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
9 Oct 1942:	Discharged Private, S41287, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA)
10 Oct 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 437031
10 Oct 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 437031, Adelaide, South Australia
20 Jun 1945:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 437031, No. 194 Squadron (RAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Flying Officer Neelands 419070 and Warrant Officer Walkington 437031 of 194 Squadron RAF were killed when Dakota KK175 hit the slope of a mountain located 4 miles south-east of Kyaukpyu on Ramree Island off the coast of Burma while flying in marginal weather conditions

Also killed were Wing Commander Robert Cree Crawford 34146 DFC RAF and Flight Lieutenant Frank Malcolm Forrester 120767 RAF

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