BAGGS, Francis Henry
| Service Number: | 406038 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 28 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Northam, Northam, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Burma, 30 July 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore Memorial, Singapore |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Northam Fallen, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 406038 | |
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| 25 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 406038 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Dakota KG537 of 117SQN RAF based at Syhet (Air Command South East Asia) was shot down by Japanese fighter aircraft south of the Chindwin in Burma while on an operational supply drop mission, with all on board killed:
Flight Lieutenant McCartney 402801 RAAF (Navigator)
Pilot Officer Baggs 406038 RAAF (Observer)
Flight Lieutenant O’Reilly 47367 RAF (Pilot)
Warrant Officer Young 1021214 RAF (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)
2nd Lieutenant Chatter Singh VL124 Indian Army
Lance Corporal Bentley 3712516 Kings Own
Lance Corporal Worrell 14341662 Kings Own
Their bodies were not recovered and they are commemorated on the Singapore Memorial
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