ADCOCK, Ronald John Henry
| Service Number: | 414875 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Herberton, Queensland, Australia, 1 December 1921 |
| Home Town: | Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Herberton State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Audit Clerk |
| Died: | Missing during air operations - Presumed dead, Kalemyo, Burma, 18 August 1944, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 414875 | |
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| 6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 414875 | |
| 29 Jul 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, From Melbourne for Canada, UK and India |
WO Ronald John Henry Adcock.
No2 RAF Search Party report stated “the aircraft wreckage of Spitfire NB397 was found in position 23.12N 94.05E some 1.5 miles north of Kanipala, Burma. The aircraft was identified by its engine numbers and crashed on 18/81944. The body was reported to be buried near the crash site, but no grave was found and the body was not been found after search. Crew: RAAF 414875 WO R J H Adcock, (Pilot) WO Adcock has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial, Singapore. The Memorial stands in the Kranji War Cemetery, which is 22kms north of the city of Singapore, on the north side of Singapore Island overlooking the city of Singapore.
Courtesy of The Spitfire Association.
Submitted 10 November 2023 by Lynette Turner
Biography
152 Squadron. plane was Spitfire MD 397 near Bruma
Rank - Warrant Officer
Son of Leslie and Esther Maud Adcock, of Herberton, Queensland
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