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BENNETT, William Keith
Personal Details
Service Number: | 37471 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 37471 | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
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Son of William George and Bertha Florence Bennett, of Urunga, New South Wales, Australia.