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FOXCROFT, Kenneth Edgar
Personal Details
Service Number: | 427313 |
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Enlisted: | 21 June 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 97 Squadron (RAF) |
Born: | Leeds, England, 8 February 1923 |
Home Town: | Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Perth Boys School and Christ Church Grammar School Western Australia |
Occupation: | Junior Clerk - Vacuum Oil Company |
Died: | Flying Battle, Graverly, Huntingdonshire, United Kingdom, 17 December 1943, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Cambridge City Cemetery, United Kingdom Grave 14552A. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
21 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 427313 | |
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21 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 427313, No. 5 Initial Training School Pearce | |
12 Sep 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
1 Apr 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
25 May 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 427313, 2 Embarkation Depot, Embarked from Sydney for U.K. | |
8 Jul 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, Royal Air Force - unspecified units, Bomber Command Training Units. | |
1 Oct 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
14 Nov 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 427313, No. 97 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Commenced Combat Ops. | |
17 Dec 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 427313, No. 97 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Killed in action - Aircraft 'OF-C' lost returning to base after a raid on Berlin. Reason for loss - weather |
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