James Frederick COLTHRUP

COLTHRUP, James Frederick

Service Number: 3485
Enlisted: 14 June 1938
Last Rank: Flying Officer
Last Unit: RAAF Point Cook
Born: Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 29 December 1908
Home Town: Kew, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental (Flying Accident), Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, Boroondara, Victoria, Australia, 21 February 1942, aged 33 years
Cemetery: Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Victoria
C/E C 0368A, Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

14 Jun 1938: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Air Cadet, RAAF Point Cook
14 Jun 1938: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 3485
3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flying Officer, 3485

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Flying Officer James Frederick Colthrup 3485 of Number 3 Wireless Air Gunners School (3 WAGS) based at Maryborough was killed when Tiger Moth A17-1 crashed near the Maryborough aerodrome

The instructor SQNLDR G.A. Richmond RAF 34203 was seriously injured in the incident