FLINT, Harry James
| Service Number: | 11838 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Base Support Flight (RAAF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 July 1920 |
| Home Town: | Chelsea, Kingston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 11 December 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld Plot A. Row A. Grave 1, Rockhampton War Cemetery, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 11838 | |
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| 9 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 9 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 11838 | |
| 11 Dec 1942: | Involvement Sergeant, Base Support Flight (RAAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Harry James Flint and Ethel Muriel Flint of Chelsea, Victoria
RAAF Tiger Moth A17-482 crashed in an open allotment near the Rockhampton Show Grounds - the pilot was Sergeant Harry James Flint 11838 of Number 1 Rescue and Communication Flight (Port Moresby) who was badly burnt in the crash.
He was rescued from his burning aircraft by three US Servicemen from the 41st Ordnance Company of the 41st Infantry Division who were camped at the Rockhampton Showgrounds but he died soon afterwards in the hospital.
The three American servicemen (20941891 Technical Sergeant Keith, O.J. / 20931572 Sergeant Boardman, W.C. / 20941783 Corporal Wilson, E.W.) that attempted to rescue the pilot were awarded the Soldier's Medal for Bravery by Major General H. H. Fuller at the Rockhampton Showgrounds on 22 December 1942
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