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BEATTY, Colin John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 407888 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Operational Training Units (RAF) |
| Born: | Orroroo, SA, 6 September 1920 |
| Home Town: | Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Rostrevor College |
| Occupation: | Civil Clerk at BHP Whyalla |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Mediterranean Sea, 22 April 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Iron Knob WW2 Honor Roll, Iron Knob War Memorial, Rostrevor College WW2 Memorial Plaques, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial, Whyalla BHP Employees War Memorial, Whyalla Memorial Wall, Whyalla Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 407888, No. 4 Initial Training School Victor Harbor | |
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| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407888 | |
| 22 Apr 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407888, Operational Training Units (RAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, Killed in Action - 21 Operational Training Unit (RAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Malachi Colman Beatty and Viola Louise Margaretha Beatty, of Whyalla, South Australia
Fond of tennis, cricket and golf, he won the Iron Knob Golf Championship in 1938. Before enlisting he had previously topped the State in 3 grades of typewriting and business correnspondence.
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