Keith HARRIS

HARRIS, Keith

Service Number: 140623
Enlisted: 29 June 1943
Last Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Wellington East, South Australia, 15 August 1923
Home Town: Cowell, Franklin Harbour, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Shop Assistant
Died: 1995, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
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World War 2 Service

29 Jun 1943: Involvement 140623
29 Jun 1943: Enlisted Adelaide, SA
29 Jun 1943: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 140623
28 May 1945: Discharged

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Biography contributed by Beverley Stocker

Keith , Leading Aircraftman RAAF (78 Squadron, New Guinea, Borneo) was son of Alf and Edna. The family  was for some years resident in Cowell, proprietors of the Franklin Harbour Hotel. 

Keith's brother Allen was Killed In Action. He was a Flight Sergeant/Observer killed on a bombing raid to Germany near Malta April 1942. 

They had a sister Jean. Keith was a popular young man in the district, much in demand as an MC at the many fundraising events as dances, balls, regattas held in those days

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