HEPBURN, Kenneth Edward
| Service Number: | 430170 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura |
| Born: | Heidelberg,Victoria, Australia, 9 August 1924 |
| Home Town: | Heidelberg, Banyule, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, University of Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Engineering Student |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Wentworth, New South Wales, 14 December 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria War Graves Plot C. Row C. Grave 2, Mildura Public Cemetery, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Heidelberg Scots' Presbyterian Church "HEPBURN" Memorial Window, Heidelberg Scots' Presbyterian Church Memorial Window WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 430170 | |
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| 1 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 430170, No. 2 Operational Training Unit Mildura, Melbourne, Vic. | |
| 1 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 430170 |
Flying Instructor at Narrandera
Flight-Sgt Kenneth E. Hepburn, who was killed in an aircraft accident at Mildura on December 14, was the younger son of Mr and Mrs E. A. Hepburn, of Heidelberg. Educated at Doncaster State School and Scotch College, he had completed first year engineering at Melbourne University when he enlisted in the RAAF on his 18th birthday. After gaining his wings he was (Spencer Shier) Flight-Sergeant K. E. Hepburn for nine months a flying instructor at Narrandera before being posted to operational training. He was engaged to Miss Mardi Holmes, of Mont
Albert.
The Argus Saturday 30 December 1944 page 12
Submitted 19 October 2015 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Edward Andrew and Minnie Evelyn Hepburn of Heidelberg, Victoria
Pilot of Kittyhawk aircraft A29-176 of Number 2 Operational Training Unit which crashed near Wentworth, NSW
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