FLANAGAN, William Richard
| Service Number: | 401748 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 24 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 3 June 1918 |
| Home Town: | Warrandyte, Manningham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brunswick Technical School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Textile Worker |
| Died: | Aircraft crashed during an Operational Mission, Vansittart Bay, Western Australia, Australia, 23 March 1945, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Northern Territory Memorial Adelaide River, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia. Panel 8. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warrandyte District WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 401748 | |
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| 28 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 24 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 28 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 401748 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of William Henry and Jane Flanagan
Husband of Margaret Diana Flanagan of Warrandyte, Victoria
RAAF Liberator aircraft A72-80 of 24 Squadron crashed into Vansittart Bay, WA shortly after take-off from Truscott airstrip on an Operational mission - all on board were killed:
Bodies not recovered, commemorated on the Northern Territory Memorial -
Flying Officer John Wilson Hursthouse 416215
Flying Officer Raymond Allenby Whiting 426733
Warrant Officer William Richard Flanagan 401748
Warrant Officer Herbert Gordon Parker 408591
Flight Sergeant Howey James Boyd 427775
Flight Sergeant Ronald Malcolm Morris 46563
Flight Sergeant John Richmond Ryan 422716
Sergeant Alexander Douglas Whitehead 121592
Corporal Douglas William Madden 36484
Bodies recovered, buried at Adelaide River War Cemetery -
Squadron Leader Nathaniel Ivan Straus 250759 (Mentioned in Despatches)
Flight Lieutenant Charles David Parry-Okeden 404485
Flight Sergeant William Anthony Jordan Rodgers 436889
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