HENDERSON, William Gordon
| Service Number: | 413766 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia , 29 August 1916 |
| Home Town: | Roseville, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 March 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Douglas Bank Cemetery, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Douglas Bank Cemetery, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 413766 | |
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| 13 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 413766 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Royal Navy De Havilland DH86 aircraft AX844 of 782 Squadron (Communications Flight) crashed on take-off from RNAS Donibristle (HMS Merlin) in Fife, Scotland for a five minute familiarization flight, across the River Forth, to RAF Turnhouse
Royal Navy crew: Petty Officer Airman (Pilot) Parr FX 82259 / Leading Airman Murphy FX 91318
Newly arrived Airmen from Number 11 Personnel Depot & Reception Centre (formerly undergoing training in Canada)
HENDERSON, William Gordon (Pilot Officer) 413766 RAAF
PUDNEY, Brian Harwood (Flying Officer) 416699 RAAF
DE GARIS, Alfred Keith (Pilot Officer) 416835 RAAF
SHROFF, Owen Mortimer (Pilot Officer) 416645 RNZAF
SMITH, Maurice Victor (Pilot Officer) 422327 RNZAF
Pilot Officer Newman 436336 RNZAF survived