Kelvin Arthur BATES

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BATES, Kelvin Arthur

Service Number:	416240
Enlisted:	28 April 1941
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Norwood, South Australia, 5 April 1918
Home Town:	Wilkawatt, Southern Mallee, South Australia
Schooling:	Nailsworth Central, South Australia
Occupation:	Share farmer
Died:	Aircraft Accident , Sale, Victoria, Australia, 7 July 1942, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Lameroo Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bairnsdale Royal Australian Air Force Memorial, Lameroo Oval Memorial Gates

World War 2 Service

28 Apr 1941:	Involvement Sergeant, 416240
28 Apr 1941:	Enlisted Adelaide
28 Apr 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 416240
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Sergeant Kelvin Arthur Bates 416240 of Number 3 Bomb Aiming and Gunnery School at West Sale aerodrome was killed in the loss of Hawker Demon aircraft A1-27 at the Dutson bombing range near Sale in Victoria

The other crewman, Leading Aircraftman Allan Frank Hehir 415423, was seriously injured with a probable fractured skull. He was discharged in October 1945 with the rank of Warrant Officer, having been involved in at least one other aircraft incident.

Kelvin Bates was the son of Arthur William and Ruby Charlotte Bates of Wilkawatt, South Australia

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