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BOYD, Archie Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 409019 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 April 1915 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Accident, At sea - off the coast of Queensland, Australia, 22 April 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Sydney Memorial, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Memorial (Sydney War Cemetery) Rookwood |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 409019 | |
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| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 21 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 409019 | |
| 22 Apr 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 409019, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Boyd 409019 of Air Force Headquarters / 2 Aircraft Park Bankstown was reported missing while on a ferry flight in Kittyhawk A29-40 from Bankstown to New Guinea
The aircraft crashed off the Queensland coast from Proserpine - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on Panel 6 of the Sydney Memorial