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BAILLIE, Mervyn James Headen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 407070 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 May 1940, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1 (Middle East) Training School RAF |
| Born: | Semaphore, South Australia , 22 April 1918 |
| Home Town: | Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Woodville District High School, South Australia (1930-33) |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Accident, El Ballah, Egypt, 11 April 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Local Roll of Honour - Port Lincoln, SA, Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Savings Bank of South Australia Honour Roll WW2, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane No 3 Squadron Roll of Honour, St Clair Woodville High School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 27 May 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, 407070 | |
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| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407070 | |
| 17 Dec 1940: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 3 Feb 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407070, Emb. Australia for Egypt | |
| 30 Apr 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407070, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
| 1 Mar 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407070, 1 (Middle East) Training School RAF, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, Conversion and Refresher training school | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Baillie 407070 in Kittyhawk AH381 of 3SQN was killed when his aircraft crashed near El Ballah, Egypt during an air test - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt