William George Ronald BINNIE

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BINNIE, William George Ronald

Service Number:	43192
Enlisted:	27 June 1941
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 30 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1 December 1915
Home Town:	Annerley, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Flying Battle, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 10 September 1943, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rabaul Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 43192
27 Jun 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 43192, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

RAAF 30SQN Beaufighter A19-132 was hit by Japanese anti-aircraft fire and forced to ditch into the ocean off Palmalmal Plantation on the south coast of New Britain on 9 September 1943 - all crew were seen in dinghies the next day but they did not survive. They have no known grave and are all are listed on the Rabaul Memorial in New Britain.

Captain Thomas Fergusson Gill SX4550 of Number 1 Australian Air Liaison Section - army observer

Flying Officer John Robert Newman 404733 and Flying Officer William George Ronald Binnie 43192 - crew

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