Frederick William ADCOCK

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ADCOCK, Frederick William

Service Number:	74274
Enlisted:	22 December 1942, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	No. 77 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Welland, South Australia, Australia , 24 September 1914
Home Town:	Woodville, Charles Sturt, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sheet Metal Worker (Press Operator) for Waygood Otis Ltd.
Died:	Accidental (Ground Accident), New Guinea, 9 January 1945, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot FF, Row B, Grave 8. Personal Inscription ~ "LOVED SON OF HILDA AND CECIL SO DEARLY LOVED, SO SADLY MISSED".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

22 Dec 1942:	Involvement 74274
22 Dec 1942:	Enlisted Sydney, NSW
22 Dec 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 74274
19 Apr 1944:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF)
9 Jan 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF), Died from injuries (extensive burns), at Workshops located in Kamiri Strip, Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea.

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Leading Aircraftman Frederick William Adcock 74274 - 77SQN RAAF Armament Fitter - sustained severe burns when his petrol soaked overalls ignited due to sparks from a gun solenoid starting a fire on Kittyhawk aircraft A29-803 during servicing at Lae, Papua New Guinea

The SQN engineering officer was subsequently court-martialled over this incident.

Cause of death obtained from book “Swift to Destroy - History of 77SQN RAAF 1942 - 1992”

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