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AITCHESON, Allan Graham
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 432654, NX123398 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 27 January 1922 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tamworth High School, New South Wales, Australia (1934-39) |
| Occupation: | Pharmacy Apprentice |
| Died: | Prisoner of War , Netherlands East Indies , 25 January 1945, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot C8. Row A. Grave 6. Local Roll of Honour - Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 432654 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX123398 | |
| 6 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 432654, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 6 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 432654, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park | |
| 19 Mar 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 432654, No. 5 Operational Training Unit Forest Hill, Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 | |
| 2 Apr 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 10 Jul 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 432654, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 | |
| 2 Sep 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 20 Sep 1944: | Imprisoned Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, Executed by Japanese |
Personal Stories
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Flight Lieutenant Albert James Moody 404896 and Flight Sergeant Allan Graham Aitcheson 432654 were captured following the loss of their aircraft - Beaufighter A19-209 near Kamiri in Dutch New Guinea
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