William Hendrie FORD

FORD, William Hendrie

Service Number: 401429
Enlisted: 3 February 1941
Last Rank: Flying Officer
Last Unit: No. 452 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 3 August 1918
Home Town: Sandringham, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental (Flying Accident), Bamboo Creek, Northern Territory, Australia, 27 February 1943, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory
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Memorials: Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Flying Officer, 401429
3 Feb 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), Aircrew Training Units
3 Feb 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 401429
27 Feb 1943: Involvement Flying Officer, No. 452 Squadron (RAAF), 55 OB (RP)
Date unknown: Involvement

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of Joseph William and Susan Wilhelmina Ford of Prospect, SA

Flying Officer William Hendrie Ford 401429 was killed in the loss of Spitfire BS175 near Darwin in the Northern Territory following take-off from Strauss airfield on a ferry mission to Wyndham, WA