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HAYES, Edwin Sautelle
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 405178 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | 1 (Middle East) Training School RAF |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 10 August 1911 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Barce, Libya, Middle East, 12 January 1943, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Column 277. Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Grammar School WW2 Honour Board, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW2, Toowoomba WW2 Roll of Honour Book, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 405178 | |
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| 2 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 2 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 405178 | |
| 12 Jan 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 405178, 1 (Middle East) Training School RAF, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Edwin Sautelle Hayes 405178 was killed when Kittyhawk FR316 of Number 2 Aircraft Delivery Unit RAF (2ADU) crashed near Barce, Libya - his body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial
Flying Officer Hayes was previously involved in a mid-air collision while undergoing training in Sudan - Pilot Officer Holgate 403338 was killed in that incident