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WALKER, Maxwell Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 417682 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 January 1941, Glenelg, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, 15 November 1920 |
| Home Town: | Burra (SA), Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Burra |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 5 August 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria War Graves Plot C. Row A. Grave 5, Mildura Public Cemetery, Mildura, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Burra High School Avenue of Memory |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 7 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Glenelg, SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1942: | Involvement Sergeant, 417682 | |
| 20 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 20 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 417682 | |
| 5 Aug 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura |
Personal Stories
Killed in aircraft accident at Mildura
Mr. A.L. Walker, of Burra, has been advised that his son, Sgt. Maxwell Robert Walker, 22, was killed in an aircraft accident at Mildura on August 5. He enlisted
in June last year, received his wings in April last, and had been recommended for a commission. Before enlistment he was employed in the wireless department of
Lenroc's.
The Advertiser Tuesday 17 August 1943 page 3
Submitted 19 October 2015 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Alfred Leslie and Mary Lynda Walker of Burra, South Australia
Pilot of Kittyhawk aircraft A29-1 of Number 2 Operational Training Unit which crashed near Mildura, Victoria
(This aircraft was re-built after crashing in 1942 killing Pilot Officer Holliday 411786 of 75SQN)
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