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HEWITT, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 205727 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1938 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | ALBERT PARK, VIC, 29 July 1909 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Returning from combat operations, Irish Sea, Irish Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, 29 April 1941, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Runnymede Air Forces Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jul 1938: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 205727 | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, 205727, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Corporal Francis Hewitt was killed while returning from operations in a 10 Squadron Sunderland on 28/191 APril 1941 over the Irish Sea. A full account of the incident in which six of the eleven crew lost their lives is here - Sunderland lost on operations (aircrewremembered.com)