HEGGATON, Knox William
| Service Number: | 402924 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 59 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia, 11 March 1911 |
| Home Town: | Murrumburrah, Harden, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kings School, Parramatta & Murrumburrah High School |
| Occupation: | Station Manager |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, 11 May 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra RSL Honour Rolls, Cootamundra War Memorial, Harden WW2 Memorial Wall, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 402924 | |
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| 11 May 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 402924, No. 59 Squadron (RAF) |
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Know William HEGGATON was born in Murrumburrah, NSW on 11th March, 1911 although he stated it was 1914 on his application to serve in the RAAF
His parents were Rupert Dufty HEGGATON & Elizabeth Louisa BURGESS who married in St Andrews Cathedral,Sydney on 11th March, 1902
He served for 3 years in the 21st Light Horse Regiment before enlisting in the RAAF embarking from Sydney on 28th December, 1940 for Canada & the United Kingdom
Know died in a Flying Battle in the North Sea, Atlantic Ocean on 11th May, 1942
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His father Rupert Dufty HEGGATON was a Captain in WW1 and discharged on 3rd October, 1917
His brother Vaudan Dufty HEGGATON (SN NX68823) died from illness as a prisoner of war in Burma on 27th October, 1942
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