HIPKINS, Maxwell Alexander
| Service Number: | 400176 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 13 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 January 1920 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Xavier College |
| Occupation: | Unknown |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 15 August 1941, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT P B 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 400176 | |
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| 23 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 13 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 23 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 400176 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Edward Herbert and Lillias Elizabeth Hipkins of St. Kilda, Victoria
RAAF Lockheed Hudson aircraft A16-8 of Number 13 Squadron struck the ground during an air to ground gunnery exercise and crashed into the sea at Darwin, NT - all on board were killed. Flying Officer Murray Charles Davies 637 is commemorated on the Northern Territory Memorial
The other three crewmen are buried in Adelaide River Cemetery -
Sergeant Maxwell Alexander Hipkins 400176
Flying Officer Paul Wallace Keely 669
Leading Aircraftman James Currie 8813
Biography contributed
Maxwell Alexander HIPKINS was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 6th January, 1920
His parents were Edward Herbert HIPKINS & Lillias Elizabeth PEARCE
His brother Edward Herbert Collier HIPKINS was a Lieutenant in the Australian Army (VX14848) with the 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion & was discharged on 24th June, 1941
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