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BLACKFORD, Walter Frederick
Personal Details
Service Number: | 425589 |
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Enlisted: | 17 March 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 May 1920 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Flying Battle, Yugoslavia, 8 March 1945, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia Belgrade War Cemetery, Belgrade, Serbia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 425589 | |
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17 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 425589 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Walter Frederick Blackford 425589 RAAF and Sergeant David Steele Smith 1821494 RAF were killed when Marauder HD477 of 21 Squadron SAAF was lost on a mission over Yugoslavia
Warrant Officer William Herbert Richardson RAAF 419589 survived