William Keith BENNETT DFC

BENNETT, William Keith

Service Number: 37471
Enlisted: 19 June 1941
Last Rank: Pilot Officer
Last Unit: No. 69 Squadron (RAF)
Born: Grafton New South Wales Australia , 3 May 1921
Home Town: Urunga, Bellingen, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Flying Battle, Netherlands, 24 March 1945, aged 23 years
Cemetery: Apeldoorn (Ugchelen-Heidehof) General Cemetery, Netherlands
Plot 4 Grave 133, Apeldoorn (Ugchelen-Heidehof) General Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bellingen St Margaret's Anglican Church WW2 Roll of Honour, Urunga War Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Pilot Officer, 37471
19 Jun 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 37471
19 Jun 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 37471
21 Mar 1945: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 37471, No. 69 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45
Date unknown: Honoured Distinguished Flying Cross, Air War NW Europe 1939-45

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

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Son of William George and Bertha Florence Bennett, of Urunga, New South Wales, Australia.