Kenneth John ARNOTT

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ARNOTT, Kenneth John

Service Number:	21070
Enlisted:	22 April 1940
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	No. 20 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Kent, England, 23 June 1918
Home Town:	Mayfield East, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Cooks Hill High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Machinist and Sailmaker
Died:	Prisoner of War, New Guinea, 7 May 1942, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 10, Port Moresby Memorial, Port Moresby
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Cardwell RAAF Wall, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial

World War 2 Service

22 Apr 1940:	Enlisted Newcastle, New South Wales
22 Apr 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 21070
7 May 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 21070, No. 20 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography

Son of Kenneth Hamilton Arnott and Ann Caroline Arnott; husband of Margaret Arnott, of Mayfield, New South Wales.

Plane was Catalina A24-20. In 20 Squadron Crashed in the Coral Sea. May have been picked up by Matsue Maru and taken to Rabaul (taken from a diary of Japanese soldier). Nothing more is known as to whether or not he was on Matsue Maru when it left Rabaul

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