
BLUNDELL, Kenneth William Fraser
Service Number: | 260777 |
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Enlisted: | 4 March 1940 |
Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 6 February 1913 |
Home Town: | Lane Cove, Lane Cove, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Aircraft accident, Laverton, Victoria, Australia, Laverton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 August 1945, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria 2.T.B.10, Springvale War Cemetery, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, SN 260777, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots | |
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4 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of George Howell Blundell and Augusta Blundell of Lane Cove, NSW
Flight Lieutenant Blundell of 1 Aircraft Depot, Laverton was flying Mosquito aircraft A52-1013 on a solo flight as part of an approved air display when he crashed near the base.
He previously flew Bristol Beaufighter aircraft with RAAF 31 Squadron in action against the Japanese in the South West Pacific theatre taking part in long-range fighter and ground-attack missions.