FORSTER, Douglas Godfrey Vincent
| Service Number: | 426571 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 5 Operational Training Unit Forest Hill |
| Born: | Southport, Queensland, Australia, 19 July 1919 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia, 10 April 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle (Sandgate) War Cemetery Plot K Row C Grave 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 426571 | |
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| 18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 426571 | |
| 10 Apr 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 426571, No. 5 Operational Training Unit Forest Hill |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Douglas Godfrey Vincent FORSTER was born in Southport in Queensland on 19th July, 1919
His parents were Edward Charles FORSTER & Edith Eliza MARSH
He married Phyllis Edna FIELDER in Queensland on 26th April, 1940
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His brother (Lieutenant) Clarence Edward Dudley FORSTER (SN QX36711) served in the Army during WW2 (47th Infantry Battalion) and was Killed in Action in New Guinea in 1942
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Douglas Godfrey Vincent Forster 426571 and Warrant Officer Thomas Louis Bubke 425271 were killed when Beaufighter A19-131 of Number 5 Operational Training Unit based at Williamtown crashed during a forced landing attempt near Tea Gardens (Port Stephens), New South Wales
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