William Geoffrey CAMPBELL

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CAMPBELL, William Geoffrey

Service Number:	261730
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Squadron Leader
Last Unit:	RAAF Reserve (Civil Aircrew)
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 9 September 1911
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Petersham High School - Intermediate Certificate
Occupation:	Flying Instructor (Pilot), Royal Aero Club
Died:	Flying Accident, New Guinea, 26 November 1943, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 2. Row D. Grave 15. Inscription: "HIS EARTHLY WINGS ARE FOLDED AND LAID BY".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Squadron Leader, 261730
26 Nov 1943:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 261730, RAAF Reserve (Civil Aircrew), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45
Date unknown:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Squadron Leader, 261730, RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Lodestar aircraft VH-CAB operated by Qantas Empire Airways (QEA) for the Allied Directorate of Air Transport crashed shortly after take-off from Wards airstrip near Port Moresby, New Guinea with all on board killed. Australian service personnel buried at Bomana -

CAMPBELL, William Geoffrey (Squadron Leader) RAAF 261730 (Qantas Captain - Pilot)

HENDERSON, John Randolph Fleming (Pilot Officer) RAAF 410863 (Qantas First Officer)

LITTLE, Keith George (Flying Officer) RAAF 267726 (Qantas Engineer)

EVAN, Neil Grosvenor (Flight Sergeant) RAAF 417064 (Wireless Operator)

JENKE, Leslie Harold (Flight Sergeant) RAAF 8868 (Equipment Assistant)

McCARTHY, John Francis (Major) NX7195 (2nd Echelon Land HQ)

BOLGER, John Benedict (Lieutenant Colonel) NX462 (2/6th Field Regiment)

MARSTON, Edward John (Lieutenant Colonel) VX39064 (HQ 11 Australian Division)

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