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RAFFEN, George Frederick
Personal Details
Service Number: | 416364 |
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Enlisted: | 24 May 1941, Adelaide |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 2 Operational Training Unit (Mildura) |
Born: | Hilton, South Australia, 8 July 1922 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Aircraft accident, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 24 January 1943, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Mildura Public Cemetery, Victoria C. of E. Plot. Sec. S. Grave 15. |
Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of West Torrens WW2 Boulevard of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
24 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2, SN 416364, Aircrew Training Units, Adelaide | |
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25 May 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2, SN 416364, 4 Initial Training School (Victor Harbour), Empire Air Training Scheme | |
24 Jan 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, SN 416364, 2 Operational Training Unit (Mildura), Empire Air Training Scheme | |
24 Jan 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 2 Operational Training Unit (Mildura) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Percy Edward Leonard and Vera Violet Raffen of Hilton, South Australia
RAAF Wirraway aircraft A20-373 of Number 2 Operational Training Unit crashed at Mildura, Victoria due to an engine failure on take-off at night (solo flight, only casualty)