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GRIFFITH, Reginald David
Personal Details
| 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: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Port Pirie, South Australia, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia, 27 August 1943, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia Plot C. Row D. Grave 5., Port Pirie General Cemetery, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie RAAF K9380 and L5654 Crash Site, Port Pirie RAAF Memorial and Flagpoles |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 432506 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 432506 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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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