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GIDDY, Peter Radcliffe
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 715 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 February 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Armadale, Victoria, Australia , 14 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Gambut, Libya, Middle East, 12 March 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery Plot AIV, Row F, Grave 19 , El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane No 3 Squadron Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 715 | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 5 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 715 | |
| 12 Mar 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 715, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Giddy 715 in Kittyhawk AK830 of 3SQN was killed when an aircraft hatch door came open when doing an upward roll and he crashed shortly after take-off from Gambut Main airfield in Libya - he has an entry in the book "Aces High" by Christopher Shores
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