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AITON, Keith Andrew
Personal Details
Service Number: | 37177 |
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Enlisted: | 10 June 1941, Broadmeadows |
Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | Base Torpedo Unit (Nowra) |
Born: | Willow Tree, New South Wales, Australia, 12 August 1909 |
Home Town: | Willow Tree, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Concord, New South Wales, Australia, Concord, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 20 December 1943, aged 34 years |
Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium P B 4, Sydney War Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 37177 | |
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10 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Broadmeadows | |
10 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 37177 | |
11 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 37177, Base Torpedo Unit (Nowra) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
LAC Aiton 37177 from the Base Torpedo Unit at Nowra was seriously injured in a Motorcycle accident while off-duty in Nowra - he was taken to Number 3 RAAF Hospital (Concord Hospital) in Sydney where he passed away from his injuries
His pillion passenger was LAC Leslie John Maudie 37128 who was slightly injured in the accident