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CORCORAN, Stanislaus Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 35123 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 12 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia, 6 August 1916 |
| Home Town: | Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Mount Litchfield Station, Northern Territory, Australia , Near Anson Bay, Northern Territory, 3 October 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT R.B.3., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Fallen Staff of the Rural Commonwealth Bank WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 35123 | |
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| 27 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, RAAF Ground Training Schools | |
| 27 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 35123, No. 12 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 3 Oct 1942: | Involvement Sergeant, No. 12 Squadron (RAAF) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of John Denis and Catherine Corcoran of Chatswood, NSW
Sergeant Stanislaus Vincent Corcoran 35123 and Flying Officer Peter Roger Forrest Hughes 412145 were the crew of Wirraway A20-503 of Number 12 Squadron RAAF
The aircraft left Batchelor Strip at 1050hrs on an anti-submarine sortie between Darwin and Cape Forde but didn’t return. Following a 24 hour search, wreckage was sighted crashed near Mount Litchfield Station in the Northern Territory.
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