Grahame Hilton CLOTHIER

CLOTHIER, Grahame Hilton

Service Number: 411865
Enlisted: 21 June 1941, Sydney
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 15 Advance Flying Unit (RAF)
Born: Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, 29 April 1922
Home Town: Queanbeyan, Queanbeyan, New South Wales
Schooling: Queanbeyan Intermediate , Canberra High School & Canberra University
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Accidental, Doncaster, United Kingdom, 27 September 1942, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queanbeyan Christ Church Honour Roll
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World War 2 Service

21 Jun 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 411865, Sydney
27 Sep 1942: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 411865, 15 Advance Flying Unit (RAF)

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Biography contributed

Grahame Hilton CLOTHIER was born in Queanbeyan, NSW on 29th April, 1922

His parents were Hilton Arthur CLOTHIER & Sylvia PAYNE

He enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force on 21st June, 1941

Grahame was killed in a Training Accident over Doncaster in England on 27th September, 1942 and is buried in the Doncaster (Rose Hill) Cemetery

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His father Hilton Arthur CLOTHIER served during WW1 with the 9th Field Company Engineers - returned to Australia in 1919

 

Two of his brothers also served during WW2

 

1. Geoffrey Thomas CLOTHIER (S7375) Army - 9th Infantry Training Battalion - discharged 18.9.1942)

He then re-enlisted (N319522) in the Royal Australian Navy where he was a Cook - discharged 16th August, 1946

2. Raphael Corrie CLOTHIER (20871) Royal Australian Air Force - 2 Personnel Depot - discharged 19th December, 1945

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