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HAY, Phillip Carlisle
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 408105 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 30 November 1909 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Malaya, 26 January 1942, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore Memorial, Singapore Col 422 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hutchins School WW2 Honour Roll, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 408105 |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant Philip Carlisle Hay 408105 RAAF and Flight Sergeant George Ewen R/65737 RCAF of 36SQN RAF were killed when Vickers Vildebeest K4108 was shot down near Endau, Malaya - their bodies were not recovered and they are commemorated on the Singapore Memorial
Squadron Leader Willmott 37927 RAF survived the loss and was able to evade capture
(First flown in 1928 the RAF Vickers Vildebeest was a large single-engined biplane used as a light bomber - the last few examples in service were flown against invading Japanese forces in Singapore and Java in early 1942)