HASLAM, Colin Arthur Lee
| Service Number: | 436910 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1943, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 100 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Narrogin, WA, 8 February 1925 |
| Home Town: | Cohuna, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bunbury High School, Wesley College South Perth |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk - Union Bank |
| Died: | Accidental, Bairnsdale, Vic., Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, 8 December 1944, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bairnsdale War Cemetery, Victoria A C 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bairnsdale Royal Australian Air Force Memorial, Melbourne Union Bank of Australia Limited 'In Memoriam' WW2 Honour Roll, South Perth Wesley College Lych Gate, Yorketown Kadina Union Bank WW2 Roll of Honor |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 436910 | |
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| 22 May 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 436910, No. 100 Squadron (RAAF), Perth, WA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Hector Albert and Ellen Boronia Haslam, of Stawell.
Colin enjoyed the sports of Tennis, Football, Swimming and Cricket.
Colin was killed in a crash whilst landing in Gippsland Vic. on 8th December 1944. The Aircraft dropped out of control from about 400 feet 4 miles N.W. of Barinsdale Aerodrome.
Flight Sergeant Haslam was a fine man and a courageous airman, who was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him. His untimely death is a very great loss to the Service and even greater loss to his friends and collegues. His friendly spirit, and happy good nature, as well as his outstanding courage had endeared him to all of us. He died as he lived, a very gallant gentleman.
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