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BATES, Alan Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 413510 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura |
| Born: | Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia, 7 July 1923 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 21 January 1943, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian Plot. Sec. N. Grave 18. , Mildura Public Cemetery, Mildura, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Koorlong "TAAFFE" & "BATES" Memorial Plaque |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 413510 | |
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| 12 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura | |
| 12 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 413510 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Lionel Frederick and Edna Muriel Bates of Croydon Park, NSW
Mid-air collision between RAAF Wirraway aircraft A20-349 and A20-277 of Number 2 Operational Training Unit near Mildura resulting in the deaths of the crew of A20-349 - Pilot Officer Geoffrey Taaffe 421099 and Sergeant Alan Bates 413510
The pilot of A20-277 was also killed Sergeant John Ryan 414839 - the crew member survived after baling out of the stricken aircraft (FLTLT J.S. Menzies)
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