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BALDING, Keith Todd
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 408948 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 218 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 24 September 1916 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Analytical Chemist |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 27 September 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hanover War Cemetery Coll. grave 3. C. 1-6. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 408948, No. 218 Squadron (RAF) |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 408948, No. 218 Squadron (RAF), Melbourne, Vic. |
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World War 2 Service
| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 408948 |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Richard George and Louisa Margaretta Balding, of Kew, Victoria
Flt-Lt Balding was reported missing as result of air operations on September 27-28. He was educated at Scotch College, and was an analytical chemist before joining the RAAF in 1941.
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