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KEALLEY, Lance Radford

Service Number:	416217
Enlisted:	24 April 1941
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 13 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Berri, South Australia, Australia, 26 August 1921
Home Town:	Berri, Berri and Barmera, South Australia
Schooling:	Berri Higher Primary School, St Peter's School Collegiate School, South Australia
Occupation:	Horticulturist
Died:	Flying Battle, Timor, 2 June 1942, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 11. Row B. Collective Grave 9-12. Inscription: "HIS DUTY FEARLESSY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED".
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Berri Oval "Diver" Derrick VC Memorial Grandstand & Roll of Honour, St Peters - St Peter's College WW2 Honour Roll

World War 2 Service

24 Apr 1941:	Involvement Sergeant, 416217
24 Apr 1941:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA
24 Apr 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 416217
2 Jul 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 13 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45, Killed in air operations over Atamboea, Timor on this date.
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Archibald Harry and Minna Gesina Kealley, of Berri, South Australia.