Reginald David GRIFFITH

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GRIFFITH, Reginald David

Service Number:	432506
Enlisted:	2 January 1943
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia, 17 October 1924
Home Town:	Earlwood, Hurstville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Fort Street Boys’ High School, Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation:	Clerk, British General Electric Coy.
Died:	Accidental, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia, 27 August 1943, aged 18 years
Cemetery:	Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia Royal Australian Air Force. Plot C. Row D. Grave 5.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie RAAF K9380 and L5654 Crash Site, Port Pirie RAAF Memorial and Flagpoles

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement 432506
2 Jan 1943:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 432506
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Sergeant Johns 428024 was the pilot of Fairey Battle K9380 and onboard were 3 trainee gunners: LAC Gardiner 432548 / LAC Griffith 432506 / LAC Grant 419616 - all personnel were killed in a mid-air collision with Fairey Battle L5654 during air to air gunnery practice

Sergeant Ninness 423173 was the pilot of Fairey Battle L5654 and AC Cyril Albert Venables 122157 was an armament assistant who was onboard acting as the drogue operator

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Reginald Francis and Ethel Louisa Griffith, of Earlwood, New South Wales.

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