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HIBBS, Ronald Verdun
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 401123 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Aircrew Training Units |
| Born: | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 18 June 1917 |
| Home Town: | Sunshine, Brimbank, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Rhodesia, 19 May 1941, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gweru Cemetery, Zimbabwe Gweru Cemetery, Gweru, Midlands, Zimbabwe |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sunshine Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 401123 | |
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| 3 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 401123, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 3 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 401123 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Tiger Moth T5598 of 26EFTS crashed near the Guinea Fowl airfield in Rhodesia after Leading Aircraftman Ronald Verdun Hibbs 401123 lost control of the aircraft while carrying out solo powered approaches