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HAYNES, Michael Courthope
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 406861 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Aircrew Training Units |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 11 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Armadale, Armadale, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Rhodesia, 1 July 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gweru Cemetery, Zimbabwe Plot 4. Row B. Grave 3. |
| Memorials: | Armadale War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wembley Downs Hale School Honour Roll 2, Wembley Downs Hale School Memorial Grove |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 406861 | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 406861, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 406861 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Walter Alexander Birrell and Margaret Julia Haynes, of Armadale, Western Australia.
FAITHFUL AND BRAVE UNTO DEATH
LAC Gosden 406843 in Harvard AJ611 and LAC Haynes 406861 in Harvard N7063 from 22 SFTS Thornhill were killed when their training aircraft collided in mid-air four miles north west of the town of Guinea Fowl, Rhodesia during formation flying training (22 Service Flying Training School South Rhodesian Air Force)