BORAIN, James Oliver
| Service Number: | 404011 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Service Flying Training School Forest Hill |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 20 November 1921 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | South Brisbane Intermediate & Brisbane High Schools |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Fitter & Turner |
| Died: | Accidental, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 6 September 1940, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland A.I.F. Memorial Wall 12 Section 7 Niche 37 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane State High School Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 404011 | |
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| 26 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 404011, No. 2 Service Flying Training School Forest Hill |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Avro Anson aircraft R3540 of 2 Service Flying Training School crashed at RAAF Wagga Wagga, NSW
The aircraft broke up in flight - a steep dive leading to partial structural collapse followed by an uncontrollable spiral to the ground. Collapse of the main structure occurred near the ground.
All crewmen were killed:
Flying Officer John Francis Durban Weston 252 (Pilot)
Leading Aircraftman Leslie Robert Taylor 407084
Leading Aircraftman James Oliver Borain 404011 - Son of Charles Norman and Jean Alexandria Borain of Wellers Hill, QLD
Biography contributed
James was born in Ipswich, Queensland 0n 20th January, 1921
His parents were Charles Norman BORAIN & Jean Alexandria O'CONNOR (also known as WALDEN)
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