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CORNALL, Clifton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 402317 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 3 Wireless Air Gunnery School Maryborough |
| Born: | Bodmin, England, 18 July 1919 |
| Home Town: | Double Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor trimmer |
| Died: | Accidental, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 12 January 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Maryborough Lawn Cemetery, Queensland Plot B. Row D. Grave 10.* |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 19 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 402317 | |
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| 19 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 402317 | |
| 1 May 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 402317, No. 451 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 12 Jan 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 402317, No. 3 Wireless Air Gunnery School Maryborough |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Alfred Thomas Cornall and Mabel Beatrice Cornall
Husband of Mavis Alice Cornall of Double Bay, NSW
Flying Officer Clifton Cornall 402317 was killed when Wackett Trainer aircraft A3-16 of 3WAGS experienced an engine failure and crashed at Maryborough, QLD
The other crew member was LAC Clive Frederick Wood 432326 who was seriously injured; he was discharged in October 1945 as a Flight Sergeant
Incident mentioned in the book "Not to be shot at or exported" by Leslie Sullivan
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