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GOODFELLOW, Keith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 409301 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale |
| Born: | Preston, Victoria, Australia, 17 August 1921 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 27 August 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Methodist Plot Compt. A. Grave 658, Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Coburg, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bairnsdale Royal Australian Air Force Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 409301 | |
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| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale | |
| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 409301 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Clapton John and Ruby Ruth Goodfellow of Preston, Victoria
RAAF 1OTU Beaufort aircraft A9-85 collided in mid-air with A9-88 and crashed 5 miles northwest of Bairnsdale, Victoria. Beaufort A9-88 crash landed, all crew safe.
Crew of A9-85 - killed: SGT Alexander James Coto 408631 (pilot) / SGT Alan William Baxter 409372 (navigator) / SGT Keith Goodfellow 409301 (WAG) / SGT Edwin Raymond McMullen 409431 (WAG)