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DEAN, Geoffrey Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 408057 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Service Flying Training School |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 21 July 1919 |
| Home Town: | Evandale, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Altona, Victoria, Australia, Altona, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 January 1941, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Springvale Crematorium, Springvale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Evandale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 408057 | |
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| 27 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 408057, No. 1 Service Flying Training School | |
| 27 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 408057 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Three Leading Aircraftmen (LACs) of Number 1 Service Flying Training School at Point Cook (1SFTS) were drowned when their dinghy went missing between Point Cook and Altona - Geoffrey Reginald Dean 408057 (Springvale Crematorium) / Leslie Newman-Samuel Wright 406158 (Sydney Memorial) / Harold Leslie Parry 406059 (Footscray Cemetery)