William Morris BARDEN

BARDEN, William Morris

Service Number: 17409
Enlisted: 22 July 1940
Last Rank: Warrant Officer
Last Unit: No. 75 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Perth, Western Australia, 6 June 1921
Home Town: Belmont, Belmont, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: RAAF Pilot
Died: Flying Accident, Sansapor (Mega Bay), Dutch New Guinea, 9 August 1944, aged 23 years
Cemetery: Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Warrant Officer, 17409
22 Jul 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force
22 Jul 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 17409, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF)
9 Aug 1944: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 17409, No. 75 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SE Asia 1941-45

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Kittyhawk fighter aircraft A29-571 and A29-407 of 75SQN RAAF collided in mid-air and crashed near Sansapor (Mega Bay), Dutch New Guinea killing Warrant Officer William Morris Barden 17409 (A29-571) and Flying Officer Richard William Raven Bath 420116 (A29-407)