DAVIS, Frederick
| Service Number: | 427447 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 148 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Cottesloe, Western Australia, 4 July 1918 |
| Home Town: | Mosman Park, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Perth Modern School, Western Australia 1935-36, UWA 1937-42 |
| Occupation: | Civil Engineer |
| Died: | Died of injuries, San Vito dei Normanni, Province of Brindisi, Apulia, Italy, 26 December 1944, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bari War Cemetery VII. B. 8., Bari War Cemetery, Bari, Apulia, Italy |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mosman Park Memorial Rotunda, Subiaco Perth Modern School WW2 Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 427447 | |
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| 14 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 427447, No. 148 Squadron (RAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Johnson
Halifax LL484 took off at 1135 hours on 26 December 1944, detailed to carry out a daytime supply drop mission on Gelsha, Northern Yugoslavia.
Soon after take-off there was a lubrication failure on the port outer engine. The Pilot feathered the engine but was unable to maintain height on the other engines and carried out a forced landing at 1650 hours one mile north of San Vito, Italy.
In the forced landing, Flight Sergeant Davis was very badly injured and died in No 1 Mobile Hospital (Mediterranean Area) very shortly afterwards. The remainder of the crew were uninjured.
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