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BROADBENT, Francis Robinson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 15432 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 457 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Levin, Manawartu, New Zealand, 24 November 1918 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 6 October 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory Plot D, Row C, Grave 1 Roll of Honour Sydney, Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 15432 | |
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| 2 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| 2 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 15432, No. 457 Squadron (RAAF) |
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457 Squadron. Plane was Wirraway A20-643. Crashed during test flight at 16.20 hours near Marakai Homestead, Northern Territory, Australia
Rank - Sergeant
Son of Frederick Charles and Grace Violet Broadbent; Husband of Mary Adeline Broadbent, of King's Cross, New South Wales
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Wirraway A20-643 of Number 457 Squadron RAAF crashed north-east of Marakai Homestead, NT killing Flight Sergeant John Murdoch Campbell 426532 & Sergeant Francis Robinson Broadbent 15432
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