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GILKS, Clarence James

Service Number:	163894
Enlisted:	2 June 1944
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	Repair and Servicing Units
Born:	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 26 April 1926
Home Town:	Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Ground Accident, Lae, New Guinea, 19 February 1946, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 163894
2 Jun 1944:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force
2 Jun 1944:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 163894, No. 33 Squadron (RAAF)
8 Aug 1945:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 163894, Repair and Servicing Units

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Leading Aircraftman Clarence James Gilks 163894 was killed in a motor vehicle accident at Lae